Virgin media and Outlook express!

[Chireg69]

ok I don't know if this is the correct place to post this but,
I have set up my virgin email address with outlook express and I can send emails with it but whenever I open outlook express it asks me for my username and password (which I put in) but when I press enter it just brings me back to the username and password screen and doesn't let me log on. If I click cancel I get the error code '0x800CCC90' and some drivel about my password! The password is 100% correct!
Any ideas?
Cheers

 

[Chireg69]

username is correct. The other things you sugested are also correct!
the password is correct.
I can send a mail from outlook express using this account and receive it in my hotmail account!

 

[Chireg69]

ok guys thanks for all your help. I've now sorted it!
The problem was I was using one of my Blueyonder alias names as my username and after a little delving around found out it has to be the original username. Cheers folks!

 

[Chireg69]

lol
Right my next problem!
I'm setting up the virgin newsgroups in outlook express and followed the advice exactly. Whe I click on the "would you like to download a list of available newsgroups" I get this error

502 Permission Denied - Permission Denied -- http://www.highwinds-software.com/ (Tornado v1.0.6.380)

Configuration:
Account: news.virgin.net
Server: news.virgin.net
Protocol: NNTP
Port: 119
Secure(SSL): 0
Error Number: 502
Code: 800ccca0


Any ides?

Cheers

 

[Chireg69]

Right, sorted it. Bleedin' Virgin!
Apparently I have to tick 'my server requires me to log on'
Shame Virgin don't tell you this on their website!
anyway
cheers