Microsoft KB Archive/236032

= Outlook Express and Outlook repeatedly prompt you for your password when you check messages on an Exchange Server-based computer =

Article ID: 236032

Article Last Modified on 1/2/2008

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Outlook 2007
 * Microsoft Office Outlook 2003
 * Microsoft Outlook Express 6.0

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This article was previously published under Q236032



To use the steps in this article, you must use a Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 or Exchange Server 2007 account. Most home and personal accounts do not use Microsoft Exchange. For more information about Microsoft Exchange accounts and how to determine which version of Exchange your account connects to, see the links in the "References" section.



SUMMARY
This article contains steps for you to follow to set up your Post Office Protocol 3 (POP3) or Internet Message Access Protocol 4 (IMAP4) account so that you can use a Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 or Exchange Server 2007 account. This article also provides links to other articles that may help you learn more about and troubleshoot problems with Microsoft Exchange Server accounts.



Symptoms of the problem
When you use Outlook or Outlook Express and you try to check for messages on an Exchange Server-based computer, you may be repeatedly prompted for your user name and password.



Steps to resolve the problem
When you use the default Exchange Server POP3 or IMAP4 authentication setting (Clear Text Authentication), set your POP3 or IMAP4 account name to include the following information:

\ \

For example, if your domain is "Name_of_domain," your account name is "Myaccount," and your Exchange Server alias is "Serveralias," your account name is as follows:

name_of_domain\myaccount\serveralias

To find your account name in Outlook Express:
 * 1) On the Tools menu, click Accounts.
 * 2) Click the Mail tab, and then click your mail account.
 * 3) Click Properties, and then click the Servers tab.



MORE INFORMATION
On the Exchange Server-based computer, the following information is registered in the Application log:

Event ID: 13003

Source: MSExchange Pop3

Type: Error

Category: Authentication

Description: Logon attempt from  to   failed: HrLookupCredentials call failed with error Logon failure: unknown user name or bad password.

The dialog box that appears when you try to retrieve messages displays the following message on the Errors tab, under Details:

There was a problem logging onto your mail server. Your Password was rejected. Account: ' on  ', Server: ' ', Protocol: POP3, Server Response: '-ERR Logon failure: unknown user name or bad password.', Port 110, Secure(SSL): No, Server Error: 0x800CCC90, Error Number: 0x800CCC92

If you look on the Exchange server, you may receive the following Event ID from IMAP4:

Event ID: 13005

Source: MSExchange IMAP4,

Type: Authentication

Description: logon attempt by Domain\User from  has failed: EcCreateothersess call failed with: You do not have permission to log on.

