Microsoft KB Archive/257412

= OL98: Using Microsoft Outlook with Different Mail Transport Systems =

Article ID: 257412

Article Last Modified on 8/24/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Outlook 98 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q257412



NOTE: If you install and run MSN Explorer version 6, your MSN POP3 e-mail account will be migrated to an MSN Hotmail account. If you have Outlook and Outlook Express configured for POP3, you will no longer receive your new MSN e-mail messages.

For additional information about what to do when Outlook does not receive MSN e-mail messages, click the following article number to see the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

268732 OLEXP: Outlook Does Not Receive MSN E-mail Messages

To view a Microsoft Support WebCast about what to do if you cannot receive your MSN e-mail messages in Outlook or Outlook Express, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=325232



SUMMARY
Although Outlook is optimized for use with Microsoft Exchange Server, you can use Outlook with various mail transport systems. You can also use Outlook without a mail transport system and still take advantage of its personal information management features.

Outlook is designed to work with any Messaging Application Programming Interface (MAPI) compliant mail provider. However, several MAPI compliant mail transport systems do not support all of the MAPI specifications necessary to run Outlook successfully. Using a limited MAPI compliant mail system with Microsoft Outlook is not supported by Microsoft; you must contact the vendor of the mail system for technical support.



MORE INFORMATION
The table in this section shows which mail transport systems are supported by Outlook. Depending on the mail transport system you use, some Outlook features may not be available. Only the Microsoft Exchange Server mail transport system allows you to use the entire Outlook feature set.

Mail Service                Setup Option Internet E-Mail             Corporate or Workgroup (CW) and Internet Mail Only (IMO)

Microsoft Mail              Corporate or Workgroup (CW). It may be                             necessary to install Windows messaging files. See the "Reference" section of this article.

Microsoft Exchange Server   Corporate or Workgroup (CW) The Microsoft Network (MSN) Corporate or Workgroup (CW) and Internet Mail Only(IMO). MSN now uses POP3 and SMTP servers for the Internet E-Mail service.

Lotus cc:Mail               Corporate or Workgroup (CW). Download the most current Vendor Independent Messaging (VIM) .dll files from the Lotus Support File Library:

http://ftp.support.lotus.com/ftp/pub/comm/ccmail/dev_tools/

