Microsoft KB Archive/325114

= “A connection to the server could not be established” error message when you add a second Hotmail account to Outlook 2002 =

Article ID: 325114

Article Last Modified on 3/29/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Outlook 2002 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q325114



SYMPTOMS
When you try to add and configure more than one Hotmail account in Outlook 2002, you may receive one of the following error messages:

A connection to the server could not be established.

http://services.msn.com/svcs/hotmail/httpmail.asp is now in offline mode.

If you click Details, you may receive one of the following error messages:

There may be server or network problems or your timeout interval may be too short. Please search Microsoft Outlook Help for HTTP Mail Troubleshooting.

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Task 'Hotmail(1):Folder:Inbox Synchronizing headers.' reported error (0x800CCCF0):'The service is currently unavailable. Try again later.'



CAUSE
Outlook 2002 supports only one Hotmail service per profile.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

287424 How to Configure Outlook with Hotmail

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