How to Configure Outlook 98 for Use with MSN 2.5

ID: q184345

The information in this article applies to:

The Microsoft Network version 2.5
Microsoft Outlook 98

SUMMARY

This article describes how to configure Microsoft Outlook 98 to use an MSN, The Microsoft Network, e-mail account.

MORE INFORMATION

To configure Outlook 98 to use an MSN e-mail account, use the appropriate method. If you install Outlook 98 using either the Corporate or Workgroup installation, follow the steps in Method 1. If you install Outlook 98 using the Internet Mail Only installation, follow the steps in Method 2.

Method 1

1. Start Outlook 98.

2. On the Tools menu, click Services.

3. Click Add, click Internet E-mail, and then click OK.

4. Under Mail Account, type a name for the account. For example, type "MSN

   Mail" (without quotation marks).

5. Under User Information, type the appropriate information about the

   account you are using in the Name, Organization, E-mail Address, and
   Reply Address boxes.

   NOTE: Entries in the Organization and Reply Address boxes are optional.

6. On the Servers tab, type "smtp.email.msn.com" (without quotation marks)

   in the Outgoing Mail (SMTP) box.

   NOTE: If you gain access to MSN through a third-party ISP or local
   area network (LAN), type "secure.smtp.email.msn.com" (without quotation
   marks) in the Outgoing Mail (SMTP) box.

7. In the Incoming Mail (POP3) box, type "pop3.email.msn.com" (without

   quotation marks).

8. Click "Log on using Secure Password Authentication."

9. On the Connection tab, click "Connect using Internet Explorer's or a 3rd

   party dialer."

10. On the Advanced tab, verify that the server port number in the

   Outgoing Mail (SMTP) box is 25, and the server port number in the
   Incoming Mail (POP3) box is 110.

11. Click OK, and then quit and restart Outlook 98.

12. On the Tools menu, click Services.

13. Click the "The Microsoft Network Online Service" information service,

   and then click Remove. If the "The Microsoft Network Online Service"
   information service is not listed, proceed to the next step.

14. On the Delivery tab, in the "Recipient addresses are processed

   by these information services in the following order" box, click the
   Internet e-mail information service you want to use as your primary
   e-mail information service.

15. Click the Up Arrow until the Internet e-mail information service is at

   the top of the list, and then click OK. Note that the new configuration
   affects only messages composed after the change is made.

   NOTE: If the Internet e-mail information service is added to a profile
   with the Exchange Server information service, incoming mail is sent to
   the Exchange Server information service.

Method 2

1. Start Outlook 98.

2. On the Tools menu, click Accounts.

3. Click Add, and then click Mail.

4. In the Display Name box, type your name, and then click Next.

5. Type your MSN e-mail address, and then click Next.

6. In the Incoming Mail (POP3) box, type "pop3.email.msn.com" (without

   quotation marks).

7. In the Outgoing Mail (SMTP) box, type "smtp.email.msn.com" (without

   quotation marks), and then click Next.

   NOTE: If you gain access to MSN through a third-party ISP or local
   area network (LAN), type "secure.smtp.email.msn.com" (without quotation
   marks) in the Outgoing Mail (SMTP) box, and then click Next.

8. Click "Log on using Secure Password Authentication," and then click

   Next.

9. Type the name you want to use for this e-mail account, and then click

   Next.

10. Click "I will establish my Internet connection manually," and then

   click Next.

11. Click Finish.

NOTE: To use Outlook 98 with an MSN e-mail account, the e-mail account must use the POP3 Internet Mail servers for MSN. For more information about how to configure the POP3 Internet Mail servers, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q176276
   TITLE     : Frequently Asked Questions About Mail Migration on MSN

Additional query words: 2.50 msnet msnetwork microsoft-net m.s.n. ol98

Keywords          : kbenv msnmail kbmsn 
Version           : WINDOWS:2.5
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbhowto

Last Reviewed: August 20, 1998