OL97: Configuring the MSN Information Service

ID: Q165227

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Outlook 97
The Microsoft Network versions 1.0, 1.05, 1.2, 1.3, 2.0

SUMMARY

In Outlook 97, The Microsoft Network (MSN) stores information that defines when email is downloaded to your computer and when e-mail addresses are verified. This article discusses the property pages of the MSN information service.

MORE INFORMATION

The MSN information service contains properties that defines such actions as when mail is downloaded to your computer, when to disconnect, and how email names are checked.

These properties, and others, are set through the Transport and Address Book tabs of the Microsoft Network Online Service Properties.

To access these properties, do the following:

On the Tools menu, click Services.

Select the Microsoft Network Online Service and click Properties.

Options to Configure the MSN Information Service

The Transport Tab Options

Defines when e-mail is copied (downloaded) to your computer.

Download mail when e-mail starts up from MSN:

With this option enabled (checked), Outlook downloads e-mail messages to your mailbox automatically when you start e-mail while you're connected to MSN. That is, when you establish an MSN connection and then start Outlook.

Disconnect after Updating Headers from Remote Mail:

With this option enabled, Outlook connects to MSN, copies the header information from new messages, but not the message text, to your Inbox on your hard disk, and then disconnects. This option enables you to preview your e-mail messages before copying their content to your Inbox. This keeps connect-time charges to a minimum. You can then use Remote Mail to copy selected messages to your Inbox or delete messages you don't want to keep.

Disconnect after processing headers from Remote Mail:

Enabling this option allows Outlook to connect to MSN, copy your e-mail messages to your mailbox, and then disconnect. This enables you to read your e-mail messages while you are offline.

The Address Book Tab

Defines when addresses are verified.

Connect to MSN to check names:

By enabling this option, Outlook will connect to MSN to verify addresses. If this box isn't checked, you can work offline while composing messages.

REFERENCES

For information about MSN and Outlook, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q163162 Using Microsoft Outlook 97 with MSN version 2.0

Additional query words:

Keywords : cfgMSMSN
Version : WINDOWS:97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbhowto