Microsoft KB Archive/196214

OL2000: Popular Internet Service Provider (ISP) Server Names

PSS ID Number: Q196214 Article last modified on 06-21-1999

WINDOWS:2000

WINDOWS

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The information in this article applies to:

 == Microsoft Outlook 2000 == 

= SUMMARY =

This article lists some of the more popular Internet Service Providers (ISP) and their server names.

= MORE INFORMATION =

ISP Name Incoming (POP3) Server Outgoing (SMTP) Server ———————————————————————

Ameritech mailhost.chi.ameritech.net mailhost.chi.ameritech.net

Aros mail.aros.net mailhub.aros.net

AT&T Worldnet postoffice.worldnet.att.net mailhost.worldnet.att.net or postoffice.att.net mailhost.att.net

BellSouth mail.mco.bellsouth.net none

CharmNet mailhost.charm.net smtp.charm.net

CompuServe pop.site1.csi.com smtp.site1.csi.com

Concentric pop3.concentric.net smtp.concentric.net

Connections mail.cxo.com mail.cxo.com

Cyberramp mailhost.cyberramp.net none

Cyberspace mail.cybrspace.com none

Cybershore mail.cshore.com smtp.cshore.com

Earthlink mail.earthlink.net none

EBI Comm ebicom.net ebicom.net

Eclipse mail.eclipse.net mail.eclipse.net

Electronic isla.e2100.com none City 2100

Erols pop.erols.com smtp.erols.com

Excel Online popX.excelonline.com mailX.excelonline.com - where X is the first letter of the username, in lower case, in both POP3 and SMTP server names.

ExtremeZone mailhost.extremezone.com mailhost.extremezone.com

Freei.Net mail.freei.net mail.freei.net

freeWWWeb pop3.freewwweb.com smtp.freewwweb.com

Gateway pop.gateway.net smtp.gateway.net

GTE pop3.gte.net smtp.gte.net or mail.gte.net smtp.gte.net

iAmerica mailhost.iamerica.net mailhost.iamerica.net

IBM pop1.ibm.net smtp1.ibm.net or pop3.ibm.net or smtp2.ibm.net or pop4.ibm.net or pop5.ibm.net or pop6.ibm.net

IDT pop3.idt.net smtp.idt.net

Internet mail.i-america.net mail.i-america.net America

IQUEST pop.icuest.net smtp.iquest.net

MCI mail69.internetmci.com mailrelay.internetmci.com mailxx.cwixmail.com mailrelay.cwixmail.com xx is the number of the server ranging from 01-99

MindSpring mail.mindspring.com mail.mindspring.com

MonadNet 204.97.16.3 204.97.16.3

MSN 2.5 pop3.email.msn.com smtp.email.msn.com (dialup) Log on using secure password authentication.

MSN 2.5 pop3.email.msn.com secure.smtp.email.msn.com (LAN connection)

NeoSoft mailbox.neosoft.com none

NetCom popd.ix.netcom.com smtp.ix.netcom.com

NetCom Canada popd.ix.netcruiser.com smtp.ix.netcruiser.com

Netnow mail.netnow.net mail.netnow.net

NetZero pop.netzero.net smtp.netzero.net

Nova1.Net mail.nova1.net mail.nova1.net

Pacific Bell postoffice.pacbell.net mail.pacbell.net

PacificNet pop.pacificnet.net outmail.pacificnet.net

Prodigy pop.prodigy.net smtp.prodigy.net

SlipNet mail.slip.net none

Southwestern postoffice.swbell.net mail.swbell.net Bell

Sprint pop.a001.sprintmail.com smtp.a001.sprintmail.com

Sprynet m1.sprynet.com none

Televar pop.televar.com smtp.televar.com

TheMall mail.themall.net none

TIAC pop.tiac.net mail.tiac.net

Trusted Net pop.trusted.net smtp.trusted.net

UltraNet pop.ma.ultranet.com smtp.ma.ultranet.com (RI & Ma)

USWest pop.sttl.uswest.net pop.sttl.uswest.net

Vermontel pop.vermontel.net smtp.vermontel.net

WorldCom pop1.server.wcom.com smtp.server.wcom.com