Outlook Express6

[minus0]

Hi All,

I am using Outlook Express with IE6 on Win XP Professional for checking my hotmail. Lately i am having a weird problem - When i send out emails the person receiving my email doesnt see my ID in the Senders name. Can some one help me out?

Help is appreciated.

 

[dtugg]

From OE hit Tools then go to accounts.

Once there, select your e-mail account and hit properties.

From there in the second box down you should see the name field that is probably blank. If there is a name in that field then you problem is elsewhere, but that usually will correct that.

dtugg

 

[minus0]

Hi,

I did check the properties of my account before posting it out to the forum. the only thing i left blank was the "Reply Address" - but this was how it always was. My problem started only since the past week or so.

thanks for your help

 

[dtugg]

Hotmail eh?

Are the settings in your options at hotmail.com okay?

I've never seen this before so I'm kind of stabbing....

dtugg

 

[minus0]

which hotmail options you referring to? Far as i know all i need in OE is my emailID, Server URL in addition to the User Name,EMail address and the reply address and i did set all these fields. I repeat - OE was working fine until a few days ago as in people i sent emails to could see my email ID its only since the past few days that this weird problem is occuring and i am clueless about it and thanks for your help

 

[jwbirdsong]

It's possible you have a corrupt character in your regestry that is going out in the "From" field and being rejected by the receiving server/mail client.
Try these steps
While in OE Click Tools> Accounts> [account name] Properties and delete then re-type the user name and email address, even if they appear correct. If the problem persists, remove the account, close and re-open OE, then create the account again.

 

[minus0]

hi jwbirdsong,

Your suggestion (removing the username and adding it back worked.

thanks a bunch

 

[jwbirdsong]

Happy to have been of some help