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AlanYork · 11-05-2007, 19:17

It seems the problem is with the Virgin Media proxy server that I have specified for my Local Area Network. If I remove it and just connect directly then I can get into iTunes.

The downside is that if I do this my Hotmail doesn't work properly. Messages that I have read remain marked as unread and the Trash will not empty.

It's absolutely infuriating. I tried to sort this problem out with Hotmail last year or even the year before that and they were as much use as a chocolate teapot!!!! In the end I just kept the proxy sever selected; whether it is actually performing any function or not I don't know as I believe proxies are being turned off, but unless Hotmail thinks it's in place it all goes pear shaped! I really do not wish to switch to another email provider if I can avoid it, I'm comfortable with Hotmail and all my contacts know they can reach me on it.

So it seems solving one irritating problem merely resurrects another.

Where do I go from here?

11-05-2007, 19:17	#5
AlanYork Inactive Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 178	Re: iTunes UK store It seems the problem is with the Virgin Media proxy server that I have specified for my Local Area Network. If I remove it and just connect directly then I can get into iTunes. The downside is that if I do this my Hotmail doesn't work properly. Messages that I have read remain marked as unread and the Trash will not empty. It's absolutely infuriating. I tried to sort this problem out with Hotmail last year or even the year before that and they were as much use as a chocolate teapot!!!! In the end I just kept the proxy sever selected; whether it is actually performing any function or not I don't know as I believe proxies are being turned off, but unless Hotmail thinks it's in place it all goes pear shaped! I really do not wish to switch to another email provider if I can avoid it, I'm comfortable with Hotmail and all my contacts know they can reach me on it. So it seems solving one irritating problem merely resurrects another. Where do I go from here?