hotmail blocked by talktalk

[irishlyn]

Evertime I try to access my email I get a site dns that says
Site blocked. co110w.col110.mail.live.com is not allowed on this network. . Have been told that talktalk has blocked live mail..Anyone know what I can do please

[Davethedog]

Go into your firewall (search firewall)

You have a list of programes - The unticked ones are the ones your firewall will not allow in.

Tick what ever the name of your E-mail is say Hotmail and that should clear the problem.

At some point the PC must have asked you if you would allow the PC to talk to the E-mail and you said no.

[irishlyn]

my hotmail is ticked on the firewall but this happened last night within a minute of being in hotmail i couldnt get back and when i click on messages in my messenger or go into hotmail.com this site comes up http://block.opendns.com/ and it says mail.live is not allowed on this network..my son said it means my bb provider has blocked the site..is this right and can i do anything about it? Thank you8 for your help

[Davethedog]

Contact Talk Talk

[Mobius1]

It sounds like you're using a proxy server (OpenDNS) and it's actually that that's blocking the website. As far as I'm aware, OpenDNS do not have any servers in the UK, so it seems like it would be an odd idea for TalkTalk to use this as a default setting.

What operating system are you using? If you're using XP, then go to Control Panel > Network Connections > right-click the connection that relates to your internet access. Then click the "Properties" button. Under "This connection uses the following items" highlight "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)" and click "Properties".

At the bottom of the window it will show two radio buttons, one says "Obtain DNS server automatically". The other forces your computer to use a pre-determined DNS server, such as OpenDNS. Make sure the option is clicked for obtaining the DNS server automatically and then click ok. Report back if this doesn't solve your issue.