Microsoft KB Archive/299885

= OL2002: How to Configure Outlook for Use with MSN 2.5 =

PSS ID Number: 299885

Article Last Modified on 9/26/2001

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Outlook 2002

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This article was previously published under Q299885



NOTE: If you install and run MSN Explorer version 6, your MSN, the Microsoft Network, Post Office Protocol version 3 (POP3) e-mail account is migrated to an MSN Hotmail account. If you have Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Outlook Express configured for POP3, you will no longer receive your new MSN messages.

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

268732 Outlook Does Not Receive MSN E-mail Messages

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

MSN Support WebCast

For information about differences between Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Outlook Express e-mail clients, click the article number below 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 to send and receive e-mail using MSN, The Microsoft Network, version 2.5.



MORE INFORMATION
Use the following steps to configure Outlook after you install MSN with a POP3 e-mail server:  Start Outlook. On the Tools menu, click E-mail Accounts. Click Add a New e-mail account, and then click Next. Select POP3 and then click Next In the Your Name field under the User Information section, type the name that you would like to have appear on all messages that you send. In the E-mail Address field, type the address that MSN has provided you with.

Your e-mail address usually takes the form of a combination of your first and last name, and the name of your Internet service provider (ISP), separated by the at (@) sign.

For example, John Doe uses MSN. In this case, MSN may assign an e-mail address of johnd@msn.com</li> In the User Name field under the Logon Information section, type your POP3 account name.

This information is your Internet Mail Server account name. In some cases the account name may be that part of the e-mail address to the left of the at (@) sign.</li> Select the Check the Remember Password option, and then type your password in the Password field.

The password is your key to your e-mail server. Generally, you define your own password. MSN may have assigned an initial password; however, you should change it as soon as possible.</li> MSN requires Secure Password Authentication (SPA). Click to select Log on using Secure Password Authentication.</li> In the Incoming Mail Server (POP3) field under the Server Information section, type the incoming mail server name. The following is the incoming mail server name for MSN:

pop3.email.msn.com

</li> In the Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) field, type the outgoing mail server name. The following is the outgoing mail server name for MSN:

smtp.email.msn.com

NOTE: All server and address entries are typed in lowercase.</li> Click the More Settings button, and then click the Outgoing Server tab.</li> Click to select the My Outgoing(SMTP) server requires authentication check box.</li> Click Use same settings as my incoming mail server.</li> On the Connection tab, click to select the method that you will use to send and receive messages from the following list: <ul> Connect Using My Local Area Network (LAN): If you access the Internet through your existing network connection, click Connect using my local area network. Your network configuration must support access to the Internet. Some networks use proxies and firewalls to control Internet access. Please see your network administrator for more details.

If you select Connect via modem when Outlook is offline, Outlook will use the modem to connect to your mail server when the LAN connection is not available.</li> Connect Using My Phone Line: If you use your telephone line and modem connection to access your messages, click Connect using my phone line. Type the number for your local MSN connection.

For more detailed information about how to configure Dial-Up Networking in Microsoft Windows 95 and Microsoft Windows 98, please refer to the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

138789 How to Connect to the Internet in Windows 95/98

</li> Connect using Internet Explorer's or a 3rd party dialer: If you want to use a previously established connection, click Connect using Internet Explorer's or a 3rd party dialer. This setting specifies that the dialer information from Microsoft Internet Explorer or a third-party dialer is to be used to connect to the e-mail server.</li></ul> </li> Click OK, click Next, and then click Finish.</li></ol>

For information about how to set up Outlook as the default e-mail client, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

195790 Configuring Outlook as Default E-mail Client for MSN 2.5

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