Microsoft KB Archive/173208

= OL97: Configuring Outlook for a WinGate Proxy Server =

Article ID: 173208

Article Last Modified on 1/20/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Outlook 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q173208





SUMMARY
This article describes how to configure Microsoft Outlook 97 for use with a WinGate 2.0 Proxy Server.



MORE INFORMATION
WinGate 2.0 is a client/server application designed to allow multiple users simultaneous access to the Internet with only one connection, one phone line, and one Internet account.

To Configure Outlook for Use with WinGate 2.0
 On the Tools menu, click Services. On the Services tab, click Add. From the Available Services list, click Internet Mail and click OK. On the General tab, enter the name or IP address of your WinGate server in the Internet Mail server box. In Account name, enter your POP3 account including your user name in the following format:

user#mailhost.domain (example: John_Doe#doecompany.com)

The delimiter character (#) should be the character specified in the Setup of the WinGate POP3 proxy server. In the Password field, enter your POP3 password.</li> Click Advanced Options.</li> In "Forward all outbound mail" enter the name or IP address of your WinGate SMTP server and click OK.</li> On the Connection tab, click to select "Connect using the network" and click OK.</li></ol>

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