The information in this article applies to:
- The Microsoft Network, version 2.51
- Microsoft Outlook Express version 4.0 for Windows 95
SUMMARY
This article describes how to configure Microsoft Outlook Express to
work with MSN, The Microsoft Network. Outlook Express is an e-mail and
newsgroup reader program.
MORE INFORMATION
To configure Outlook Express to work with MSN, use one of the following
methods. If you have an existing account with MSN, use Method 1. If you
are creating a new account for MSN, use Method 2.
Method 1
To configure Outlook Express to work with an existing MSN account, use the
following steps:
- Click Start, point to Programs, point to Internet Explorer, and then
click Outlook Express.
- If the MSN Sign-In screen appears, click Cancel.
- On the Tools menu, click Accounts.
- On the Mail tab, click the MSN Mail account, and then click Properties.
- On the General tab, type the appropriate information about your account
in the Name, Organization, E-mail Address, and Reply Address boxes. Note
that entries in the Organization and Reply Address boxes are optional.
- On the Servers tab, type "smtp.email.msn.com" (without quotation marks)
in the Outgoing Mail (SMTP) box.
- In the Incoming Mail (POP3) box, type "pop3.email.msn.com" (without
quotation marks).
- Click "Log on using Secure Password Authentication."
- On the Connection tab, click "Connect using Internet Explorer's or a 3rd
party dialer."
- Click OK, and then click Close.
- Minimize the Outlook Express window.
- Right-click the The Internet icon on the desktop, click Properties, and
then click the Connection tab.
a. If you connect to the Internet using a local area network, click
"Connect to the Internet using a local area network."
b. If you connect to the Internet using a modem, click "Connect to
the Internet using a modem." Click Settings and verify that the
Dial-Up connection for your Internet service provider is selected
in the "Use the following Dial-Up Networking connection" box. If
MSN is your Internet service provider, the Dial-Up connection
should be "MSN" (without quotation marks).
Click OK until you return to Windows.
Method 2
To configure a new account for Outlook Express, use the following steps:
- Click Start, point to Programs, point to Internet Explorer, and then
click Outlook Express.
- If the MSN Sign-In screen appears, click Cancel.
- On the Tools menu, click Accounts.
- Click Add, and then click Mail.
- In the Display Name box, type your name, and then click Next.
- In the E-mail Address box, type your MSN e-mail address, and then
click Next.
- In the "Incoming mail (POP3 or IMAP) server" box, type the following
server address:
pop3.email.msn.com
- In the "Outgoing mail (SMTP) server" box, type the following server
address:
smtp.email.msn.com
- Click Next.
- Click "Log on using Secure Password Authentication (SPA)," and then
click Next.
- In the Internet Mail Account Name box, type "MSN" (without quotation
marks), and then click Next.
- Click "I will establish my Internet connection manually," and then
click Next.
- Click Finish, and then click Close.
- Close Outlook Express.
- Right-click the The Internet icon on the desktop, click Properties, and
then click the Connection tab.
a. If you connect to the Internet using a local area network, click
"Connect to the Internet using a local area network."
b. If you connect to the Internet using a modem, click "Connect to
the Internet using a modem." Click Settings and verify that the
Dial-Up connection for your Internet service provider is selected
in the "Use the following Dial-Up Networking connection" box. If
MSN is your Internet service provider, the Dial-Up connection
should be "MSN" (without quotation marks).
Click OK until you return to Windows.
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