OL97: How to Configure Outlook 97 for Use with MSN 2.5
ID: Q175880
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The information in this article applies to:
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Microsoft Outlook 97
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The Microsoft Network version 2.5
SUMMARY
This article describes how to configure Microsoft Outlook 97 to send and
receive e-mail using MSN, The Microsoft Network, version 2.5.
NOTE: Once you upgrade your Mail Account, you cannot change back to the Classic Mail Account.
MORE INFORMATIONThe MSN 2.5 Setup
When the MSN 2.5 Setup completes, you will see the following message:
Ready to Go Online
MSN setup is almost complete. There are just a few finishing touches we need to make to your new email and chat programs
Please double-click the MSN icon on your desktop now to go online, and we'll do the rest!
After double clicking the MSN icon on your desktop, MSN will connect and
the browser will present a page with the title "Downloading...". MSN will
automatically continue to the next page which is titled "Internet Mail
Upgrade." The following options appear on this page:
- I want to use Internet Mail (recommended)
- Tell me more about Internet Mail
If you select the first option, it configures Outlook Express and upgrades
your mail account on MSN to SMTP/POP3 servers. At this point, you can no
longer use the Microsoft Network Online Service. You must use either
Outlook Express or Outlook 97 with the Internet Mail Enhancement Patch.
If you want to use Outlook 97, you must use the Internet Mail Enhancement
Patch. For more information on the Internet Mail Enhancement Patch please
refer to the "Downloading the Internet Mail Enhancement Patch" and
"Configuring Outlook 97 with the Internet Enhancement Patch" sections
later in this article.
If you select the second option, a page titled "More about Internet Mail"
appears with more information about using Internet Mail with the following
options:
- Great! I want to use Internet Mail (recommended)
- Thanks, but I'll keep my current e-mail program
If you select the first option, it configures Outlook Express AND upgrades
your mail account on the MSN to SMTP/POP3 servers. At this point, you can
no longer use the Microsoft Network Online Service. You must use either
Outlook Express or Outlook 97 with the Internet Mail Enhancement Patch.
If you want to use Outlook 97, you must use the Internet Mail Enhancement
patch. For more information on the Internet Mail Enhancement Patch please
refer to the "Downloading the Internet Mail Enhancement Patch" and
"Configuring Outlook 97 with the Internet Enhancement Patch" sections
below.
If you select the second option, it does not upgrade your mail account on
the MSN servers. At this point, you can continue using the Microsoft
Network Online Service.
Benefits of Upgrading Your Mail Account
Some of the benefits of upgrading your Mail Account on the MSN servers
include:
- Better e-mail performance
- The ability to send MIME-encoded attachments
- Support for the POP3/SMTP Internet-standard protocol.
WARNING: Once you upgrade your Mail Account, you cannot change back to the Classic Mail Account.
Download and Install the Internet Mail Enhancement Patch (IMEP)
To send and receive MSN e-mail with Outlook after upgrading your mail
account, use the Internet Mail Enhancement Patch (IMEP).
The IMEP is available for download at the following Web address:
http://officeupdate.microsoft.com/downloadCatalog/dldoutlook.asp
Follow the instructions on the download page to install the IMEP.
Configuring Outlook with the Internet Mail Enhancement Patch
To configure Outlook after installing the IMEP Final Release with an MSN
Post Office Protocol (POP3) mail server, use the following steps:
- On the File menu, click Exit and Logoff if Outlook is running.
- Click the Start button, point to Settings and click Control Panel.
- Double-click the Mail and Fax icon and click Show Profiles.
- Double-click the profile you would like to use to receive your MSN
e-mail.
- If listed, click to select the "Microsoft Network Online" service and
click Remove.
- Click Add and double-click the Internet E-Mail service to
add it to your profile.
- Under Mail Account, type a name for the service (for example, MSN).
- Under User Information, type the appropriate information about the
account you are using in the Name, Organization, E-mail Address, and
Reply Address boxes. The entries in the Organization and Reply Address
boxes are optional.
- Click the Servers tab and 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.
- In the Incoming Mail (POP3) box, type "pop3.email.msn.com" (without
quotation marks).
- Click to select "Log on using Secure Password Authentication."
- Click the Connection tab and select the appropriate connection
type as follows:
If you connect using a local area network, click "I use a LAN Connection."
If you connect using a modem and the MSN connection, click "I use a
modem to access my e-mail", and then click to select MSN in "Use the
following Dial-Up Networking connection." 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.
- Click the Delivery tab. If there are multiple Internet Service
Providers listed, select the Internet Mail information service you want
to use as your primary mail service. One of the features of the
Internet Mail Enhancement Patch is the ability to configure more than
one ISP in a single profile.
- Click Up until the ISP you have selected as your primary mail
service is at the top of the list and click OK.
The new configuration affects only messages composed after the change is
made.
If the Internet Mail information service is configured in a profile with
the Microsoft Exchange Server information service, the profile sends
incoming mail to the Microsoft Exchange Server information service. To use
the Internet Mail information service, create a separate profile with a
Personal Folders file (.pst).
REFERENCES
For information on how to set up Outlook as the default mail client,
please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q176452 Configuring Outlook as the Default Mail Client for MSN 2.5
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Version : WINDOWS:2.5,97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbinfo
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