Microsoft KB Archive/255721

= OL98: How to Configure a cc:Mail Account =

Article ID: 255721

Article Last Modified on 12/30/2005

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 * Microsoft Outlook 98 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q255721



SUMMARY
This article describes how to configure an Outlook profile to connect to a Lotus cc:Mail account.



MORE INFORMATION
To configure an Outlook profile to connect to a cc:Mail account:  Install the 32-bit version of Vendor Independent Messaging (VIM). Download the Vdlw32.zip file from the following Lotus Development Corporation Web site:

http://www-306.ibm.com/software/lotus/

 After you download the Vdlw32.zip file, place the extracted files in one of the following locations:  Microsoft Windows 95 or Microsoft Windows 98:

C:\Windows\System

 Microsoft Windows NT:

C:\Winnt\System32

  Install the cc:Mail information service (the Ccmailsp.exe program) from the Outlook installation CD-ROM. The program is in the following location

\Valupack\Ccmail

where  refers to the CD-ROM drive. If the CD-ROM is unavailable, download the cc:Mail information service from the Microsoft Office Update page:

http://office.microsoft.com/downloads/9798/ccmailsp.aspx

 Map a drive to the cc:Mail server. If you do not know the path to the cc:Mail server, ask your network administrator.</li> On the Start menu, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.</li> Double-click Mail or Mail and Fax, as applicable.</li> Click Show Profiles, and then click Add. The Outlook Setup Wizard starts.</li> Click to select the MS Outlook Support for Lotus cc:Mail check box, and then click Next.</li> Type a name for the cc:Mail profile, and then click Next.</li> Type the drive letter that you used to map to the cc:Mail server, and then click Next.</li> In the User Name box, type your name, and then click Next.</li> In the Password box, type your password, and then click Next.</li> Type the path to the personal address book file that you want to use, or type the name for a new personal address book to create one. When you are finished, click Next.</li> Type the path to the personal folder file that you want to use, or type the name for a new personal folder file to create one. When you are finished, click Next.</li> Choose whether you want to add the cc:Mail information service to the Startup group, and then click Next.</li></ol>

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