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lost ability to send and receive mail

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jlpaul
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I get this error: Sending of password for user jlpaul2006@msn.com did not succeed. Mail server pop3.live.com responded: Authentication failure: unknown user name or bad password. [Error="ProxyNotAuthenticated" AuthResult=0 Proxy=CO2PR17MB0058.namprd17.prod.outlook.com:1995:SSL]

I get this error: Sending of password for user jlpaul2006@msn.com did not succeed. Mail server pop3.live.com responded: Authentication failure: unknown user name or bad password. [Error="ProxyNotAuthenticated" AuthResult=0 Proxy=CO2PR17MB0058.namprd17.prod.outlook.com:1995:SSL]

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Log into your account at the MSN webmail site and turn pop back on. Sounds like Microsoft turned it off on you like most of its other free email users.

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Log into your account at the MSN webmail site and turn pop back on. Sounds like Microsoft turned it off on you like most of its other free email users.

jlpaul
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Thank you so much for your help. Airmail!