I don't have any folders with a / character.

Then I'd assume something's wrong on Hotmail's end, Steve, or they've
already started preparing for the end of WebDAV support. (In fact, I just
tried doing such a sync and got the same error so that last bit may be
true.)

Do you think that when I stop
using WebDAV to access my hotmail account, that the syncing address book
feature may work again?

Synchronizing Address Book with Hotmail Contacts is entirely-WebDAV
dependent. When support for WebDAV ends on 01 September, you will not be
able to sync at all.

I'd strongly recommend getting all your ducks in a row and switching to (or
at least adding) POP3 access no later than 25 August, just in case there's
some additional tweaking you'll need to do. AFAIK, you should be able to
access the account via POP3 and WebDAV simultaneously (at least until 01
September).

Keep in mind that once WebDAV support ends, you won't be able to access any
of your Hotmail-specific folders (cf.
http://articles.techrepublic.com.com...403shu01_C.gif)
in OE anymore. Of course, all of them will still be available at
www.hotmail.com.
--
~PA Bear


Steve B. wrote:
I don't have any folders with a / character. Do you think that when I
stop
using WebDAV to access my hotmail account, that the syncing address book
feature may work again?

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

QP
This behavior occurs when you create a folder on the Hotmail server that
contains a forward slash (/) character in the folder name, and you
attempt
to read a message in that folder.
/QP
Source: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/252520

Have you created a folder (at www.hotmail.com) where the folder name
includes a slash (e.g., "Mail from/to Joe")?

The above notwithstanding, posts from others today who access their
Hotmail
accounts in OE suggest that there might be a temporary problem on
Hotmail's
end right now.

PS: May I assume you're aware that the way you're accessing your Hotmail
account in OE now (i.e., via WebDAV) will not be available after 01
September? See
http://mailcall.spaces.live.com/blog...33!50889.entry

--
~PA Bear

Steve B. wrote:
I think the answer to your question is Yes. I'm in Outlook express
viewing
my address book that is stored locally on my computer. When I click on
Tools, synchronize Now, I then get the error message. I've been using
this
feature for years without any problems, so that I can synchronize my
contact
list on my hotmail account. Any ideas? Thanks.

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
Are you attempting to synchronize Address Book and Hotmail Contacts?

Steve B. wrote:
When I try to sync my Outlook Express Address book, I receive an error
message saying, "Some of your contacts were not synchronized because
of
errors communicating with the server. Try again to finish
synchronizing
your
address book. (Error 800ccc34)." No matter how many times I try to
synchronize, I get the same error message. Any ideas on how to fix?
Thanks.