Microsoft KB Archive/180259

OL98: Popular Internet Service Provider (ISP) Server Names

PSS ID Number: Q180259 Article last modified on 09-02-1998

WINDOWS:98

WINDOWS

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The information in this article applies to:

 == Microsoft Outlook 98 == 

= SUMMARY =

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

NOTE: If you have NOT upgraded the Internet mail service to the Internet E-mail service (Internet Mail Enhancement Patch, IMEP), or Outlook 98, do not put anything in the entry for the Outgoing (SMTP) server if the entry listed below is “same”.

= MORE INFORMATION =

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

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 same

CharmNet mailhost.charm.net smtp.charm.net

Concentric pop3.concentric.net smtp.concentric.net

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

Cyberramp mailhost.cyberramp.net same

Cyberspace mail.cybrspace.com same

Earthlink mail.earthlink.net same

Electronic isla.e2100.com same City 2100

Erols pop.erols.com smtp.erols.com

Flash Net pop.flash.net mail.flash.net

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

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

IDT pop33.idt.net smtp.idt.net

MCI mail69.internetmci.com mailrelay.internetmci.com mailxx.mci2000.com mailrelay.mci2000.com xx is the number of the server ranging from 01-99

MindSpring pop.mindspring.com mail.mindspring.com

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

NeoSoft mailbox.neosoft.com same

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

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

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

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

Prodigy pop.prodigy.net smtp.prodigy.net

SlipNet mail.slip.net same

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

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

Sprynet m1.sprynet.com same

Televar pop.televar.com smtp.televar.com

TheMall mail.themall.net same

TIAC pop.tiac.net mail.tiac.net

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