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OL98: (IMO) Configuring Outlook for Use with MSN 2.5

PSS ID Number: 184854

Article Last Modified on 5/8/2003

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This article was previously published under Q184854
NOTE: If you install and run MSN Explorer version 6, your MSN POP3 e-mail account will be migrated to an MSN Hotmail account. If you have Outlook and Outlook Express configured for POP3, you will no longer receive your new MSN e-mail messages.

For additional information about what to do when Outlook does not receive MSN e-mail messages, click the following article number to see the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

268732 OLEXP: Outlook Does Not Receive MSN E-mail Messages

To view a Microsoft Support WebCast about what to do if you cannot receive your MSN e-mail messages in Outlook or Outlook Express, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/servicedesks/webcasts/wc011901/wcblurb011901.asp

NOTE: These procedures only apply if you have installed Outlook with the Internet Mail Only option. To determine your installation type, click About Microsoft Outlook on the Help menu. If you have the Internet Mail Only option installed, you see "Internet Mail Only".

For information about the differences between Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Outlook Express e-mail clients, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

257824 OL2000: Differences Between Outlook and Outlook Express

SUMMARY

This article describes how to configure Microsoft Outlook 98 to send and receive e-mail using MSN, The Microsoft Network.

MORE INFORMATION

To configure Microsoft Outlook 98 for use with MSN e-mail, use the following steps:
  1. Start Outlook 98.
  2. On the Tools menu, and then click Accounts.
  3. Click Add, and then click Mail.
  4. In the Display Name box, type your name, and then click Next.
  5. Type your MSN e-mail address, and then click Next.
  6. In the Incoming Mail (POP3) box, type pop3.email.msn.com.
  7. In the Outgoing Mail (SMTP) box, type smtp.email.msn.com, and then click Next.

    NOTE:If you gain access to MSN through a third-party ISP or local area network (LAN), type secure.smtp.email.msn.com in the Outgoing Mail (SMTP) box, and then click Next.
  8. Click Log on using Secure Password Authentication, and then click Next.
  9. Type the name you want to use for this e-mail account, and then click Next.
  10. Click I will establish my Internet connection manually, and then click Next.
  11. Click Finish.
  12. Double-click the new account to access its properties.
  13. Click the Servers tab.
  14. Click to check the My server requires authentication checkbox.
  15. Click the Settings button.
  16. Click to select the Use same settings as my incoming mail server option.
  17. Click the OK button on this window and the following window.
  18. Click the Close button.
NOTE: To use Outlook 98 with an MSN e-mail account, the e-mail account must use the POP3 Internet Mail servers for MSN. For additional information about how toconfigure the POP3 Internet Mail servers, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

176276 Frequently Asked Questions About Mail Migration For MSN Version 2.5

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