Microsoft KB Archive/226964

= Cannot Use SPA in Outlook Express to Connect to an SMTP Server =

Article ID: 226964

Article Last Modified on 12/6/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Outlook Express 4.0
 * Microsoft Outlook Express 4.01 Service Pack 2
 * Microsoft Outlook Express 4.01 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 Service Pack 1

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This article was previously published under Q226964



SYMPTOMS
When you configure Microsoft Outlook Express to send authentication credentials to an SMTP server using Secure Password Authentication (SPA), Outlook Express prompts you for a plain text user name and password and you cannot connect to the SMTP server.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, install Internet Explorer 4.01 SP2 from the following Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

This problem was corrected in Outlook Express version 4.01 SP2 and 5.0 for Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows NT 4.0.

Keywords: kbnetwork kbprb KB226964

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