OL98: (IMO) Configuring CompuServe with Internet E-mail

ID: Q185268

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NOTE: These procedures only apply if you have installed Outlook with the Internet Mail Only option. To determine your installation type, on the Help menu click About Microsoft Outlook. In About Microsoft Outlook you should see "Internet Mail Only" if you have the Internet Mail Only option installed.

SUMMARY

This article describes how to set up the CompuServe POP3/SMTP mail server with Microsoft Outlook 98, Internet Mail Only option.


MORE INFORMATION

CompuServe provides POP3/SMTP mail support; to set up the POP3/SMTP mail server for Outlook, follow these steps:

  1. Right-click the Microsoft Outlook icon on your desktop, and then click Properties.


  2. Click Add. Type your name and click Next.


  3. Type your Internet E-mail address and click Next.


  4. In the Incoming Mail (POP3) box, type "pop.site1.csi.com" (without quotation marks). If you have received a different POP3 address from CompuServe, use that instead.


  5. In the Outgoing Mail (SMTP) box type "smtp.site1.csi.com" (without quotation marks). If you have received a different SMTP address from CompuServe, use that instead. Click Next.


  6. Click to select "Log on using Secure Password Authentication." This will allow you to access your mailbox with the added security provided by CompuServe's Virtual Key - RPA. Otherwise, you can use your mail- only password instead. Click Next.

    NOTE: Compuserver users who need to install Virtual Key should attach The following Web site:
    http://www.csi.com/csi_members.asp


  7. Type a Friendly Name for your mail account. Click Next.


  8. Click to select the appropriate connection type:

    If you connect using a local area network, click "Connect using my local area network (LAN)."

    If you connect using a modem and the CompuServe connection, click "Connect using my phone line", and then click Next. Click to select the CompuServe connection, and then click Next. If you connect using a modem and want to use a different Internet Service Provider (ISP), select it from the list. If an appropriate connection does not exist, you can create one using the Add button. Click OK.


  9. Click Finish on the Congratulations page. Click Close.


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Keywords          : CfgProfl CfgIM 
Version           : WINDOWS:
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbhowto kbinfo

Last Reviewed: August 2, 1999