Outlook Express 4.0 Msimn.txt file

• Microsoft Outlook Express version 4.0 for Windows 95
• Microsoft Outlook Express version 4.0 for Windows NT 4.0

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This article contains a copy of the information in the Msimn.txt file included with Outlook Express 4.0. The Msimn.txt file is located in the folder in which you installed Outlook Express.

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             README for Microsoft Outlook(TM) Express
                           September l997

               (c) Copyright Microsoft Corporation, 1997

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CONTENTS

MICROSOFT OUTLOOK EXPRESS

KNOWN ISSUES IN THIS RELEASE

TROUBLESHOOTING

TIPS AND TRICKS

SUPPORT FOR MICROSOFT OUTLOOK EXPRESS

MICROSOFT OUTLOOK EXPRESS

Outlook Express Mail is an Internet standards based e-mail and news reader.

To read e-mail with Outlook Express, you must be using a mail system that uses SMTP and POP3 or IMAP protocols. At this time, you cannot use Microsoft Outlook Express to access your e-mail account with any of the following services: MS Mail, cc:Mail, The Microsoft Network (MSN), with the exception of the MSN "Metro" (MSN 2.5) beta release, CompuServe, America Online (AOL), or Microsoft Exchange Server prior to version 5. If you don't know whether your system uses these services, contact your administrator or your Internet service provider and ask if they support SMTP/POP3 or IMAP mail clients.

You can also use Microsoft Outlook Express News to read bulletin-board discussion groups, such as the Usenet, using NNTP-based news servers. Contact your Internet service provider or network administrator for the name of the news server that you should use. Outlook Express News can also be used to receive support for a variety of Microsoft products on the news server msnews.microsoft.com.

KNOWN ISSUES IN THIS RELEASE

- When receiving a message using a GeoCities mail account, you might

  be unable to view any of the original message, or you may see only
  the following information:  Postage Paid by... [graphic].

  people using Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Exchange, or Windows
  Messaging. File attachments work fine, however.

  any included images have finished drawing, the text you add to the
  message may be lost.

  they are in a western European character set. As a result, Outlook
  Express uses a western-European font to display the message, which
  then appears garbled. To work around this problem, click the View
  menu, click Language, and then choose a Russian character set, such
  as K0I8. The message should display properly using the Russian font.

- If you are using Outlook Express with a SUN Solstice, Netscape, or

  Innosoft IMAP server, it may cause your server to stop responding.
  Please contact the 3rd party provider for an update to the IMAP
  server software to correct this problem.

  before sending encrypted or signed messages. This means that a
  digital ID that is revoked, expired, not trusted or that has an
  incorrect e-mail address will be used without providing any warning.

  have a digital ID. Currently, the only way to get a digital ID
  for use with Outlook Express is to use Internet Explorer 4.0 and
  go to the Verisign Web site, http://digitalid.verisign.com.

  restarting it will cause Outlook Express to crash.

  turned on, the following commands: Get New Headers, Get New Messages,
  Get All Messages, and Get Marked Messages will retrieve only 300 (or
  the number that you specify) headers at a time. To prevent this, you
  should turn off this option.

  options as was used for the original message.

  to refresh the list of IMAP folders you need to download the folder
  list from the server. To do this, select the IMAP server. If you
  connect to the server by using a modem, click the Tools menu, and
  then select Offline > Dial. If you connect to the IMAP server by
  using a LAN, you can skip this step. After you have connected to
  the server, click the File menu, click Folders, and then click
  Refresh Folder List.

  account:

  . IMAP server name or port number
  . Account type (POP3 or IMAP)
  . Any logon information

  it is recommended that you delete the IMAP account and create a new
  account with the updated settings.

  servers.  IMAP2bis servers are not supported in this release.

  perform some action on it, for example copying messages from the
  server, you may receive an error message. To work around this
  problem, close OE and restart after the renaming of a server.

  the recipients, an error will display stating that there is not
  a certificate for that recipient as well as the sender.

  reselect which certificate to use for each account from the
  Accounts menu. Select the account you want to configure for
  security features and check the box to use a certificate when
  sending secure messages. You must also click the Certificate button
  to select which to use.

  in your "Posted Items" folder will be moved into the "Sent Items
  folder when you upgrade to Outlook Express.

  folder list. It no longer shows all your folders (subscribed and
  unsubscribed). If you want to see all your folders in the folder
  list, you should subscribe to all your folders. Click on the "File"
  menu, then click "Folder >" and select "Subscribe All Folders" menu.
  If there are folders that you don't want to displayed in the folder
  list, you can unsubscribe the folder.  Click on the File menu, click
  on Folder >, and select "Unsubscribe Folder".

  pictures and the option to "Send pictures with message" is turned
  off, any pictures from a local computer or LAN will not be viewed
  when receiving and reading the message using Netscape's Messenger.

Note to French users

TROUBLESHOOTING

- If you run into a problem, try the troubleshooter in online Help

  or on the Microsoft Web site at
  http://www.microsoft.com/support/tshooters.htm. To start the online
  Help troubleshooters, carry out the following steps:

  1. In Outlook Express, click the Help menu, and then click Help
     Topics.
  2. Double-click the "Troubleshooting" topic on the Contents tab.

- If you are unable to send or receive mail, check the following:

  - The TCP/IP protocol is installed on your computer.
  - All cables are properly connected to your computer, modem, or LAN.
  - You have a PPP or SLIP account with your Internet service
    provider.
  - Your Internet service provider or LAN server supports POP3 or
    IMAP and SMTP.
  - Your modem communication parameters (baud rate and type of
    protocol) are set correctly.

  server only if it requires them. If you use an account name and
  password and they are not required, you will not be able to connect
  to the news server.

  the following steps:

  1. Click the Tools menu, and then click Accounts.
  2. Click Add, and then click News on the drop-down menu.
  3. Follow the directions on your screen.
  4. When you are prompted for a server name, type
     msnews.microsoft.com

     If that name isn't found by your Internet service provider, you
     can type 131.107.3.27 instead.

  You do not need to log on to this news server.

TIPS AND TRICKS

- You can change the sound that notifies you that you have received

  new mail. To do this, double-click the Sounds icon in Control
  Panel, and select New Mail Notification from the events list.

  the New Message toolbar, to look up a person's e-mail address
  when sending mail. The name will be underlined when the
  associated address is found.

  right-clicking it and then choosing Left, Right, Bottom, or Top
  from the Align menu.

  click the Format menu, and then click on Plain Text. To make Plain
  Text the default setting for new messages, replies, and forwarded
  messages, click the Tools menu, click Options, click the Send
  tab, and then select Plain Text under Mail sending format.
  (News messages are sent in Plain Text by default, but similarly,
  this setting can be changed under News sending format.)

  to perform the desired actions.

  divider between the preview pane and the message list.

  by clicking the View menu, clicking Layout and changing the options
  in the dialog box.

  do this, click a newsgroup, click the View menu, click Current
  View, and then click Unread Messages.

  by clicking the Tools menu, clicking Options, clicking the Read
  tab, then selecting the Automatically Show Messages in the Preview
  Pane check box.

  double-click the message to open it, then double-click the author's
  name in the From field. You can also add this person to your Address
  Book by right-clicking the name, and then clicking Add To Address
  Book.

  plus sign (+) next to the message. The responses appear indented
  below it.

  this option, click the Tools menu, and then click Accounts. Select
  the mail account you want to modify, and then click Properties. Click
  the Advanced tab, and then select the Leave A Copy Of Messages On
  Server check box.

  names. To do this:

  1. Click the Tools menu, and then click Newsgroups.
  2. In the Search box, enter the words separated by a space.

  You can also search newsgroup descriptions. If you cannot see the
  descriptions, click the Tools menu, and then click Accounts.
  Select the news account you want to modify, click Properties, and
  then click the Advanced tab. Next, select the Use Newsgroup
  Descriptions check box. Click the Tools menu, and then click
  Newsgroups. In the Newsgroups window, click "Reset List."

  that you reply to or forward. To do this, click the Tools menu, and
  then click Stationery. On the Mail or News tab, select the following
  check box: Add Signature To The End Of All Outgoing messages.

  text files.

  can be resized by dragging the right edge of the column header.

  double-click the message to open it in a separate window, click the
  View menu, and then click Full Headers.

  support for a different language, double-click the Keyboard icon in
  Control Panel, and then click Add. Follow the instructions on your
  screen. This installs the appropriate NLS (National Language
  Support) files. You do not have to use the associated keyboard
  layout.

SUPPORT FOR MICROSOFT OUTLOOK EXPRESS

For the latest information about Outlook Express as well as a list of Frequently Asked Questions, see our Web page at http://www.microsoft.com/ie/ie40/collab/imn. You may find that your questions can be answered here.

A newsgroup is dedicated to the discussion of Microsoft Outlook Express and provides peer support:

• news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.inetexplorer.ie4.

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