Q128218: Using Remote Mail on The Microsoft Network

Article: Q128218
Product(s): The Microsoft Network
Version(s): WINDOWS:1.3,2.0,2.5,95
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbmsnkbfaq
Last Modified: 16-JUN-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- The Microsoft Network versions 1.3, 2.0, 2.5 
- the operating system: Microsoft Windows 95 
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SUMMARY
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By default, when you sign in to MSN, The Microsoft Network, your e-mail messages
are downloaded to your computer. After the messages are downloaded, they are
deleted from the MSN mail server.

You may not want to download all of your messages or you may want to leave copies
of the messages on the MSN mail server. You can use Remote Mail to see the
messages that are waiting before they are downloaded to your computer. You can
then choose to download messages, download copies of messages, or delete
messages.

MORE INFORMATION
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To use Remote Mail, you first need to configure MSN so that your messages are
not automatically downloaded when you sign in. To do so, follow these steps:

1. Start Microsoft Exchange or Microsoft Outlook.

2. On the Tools menu, click Services.

3. In the "The following Information Services are set up in this profile" box,
  click The Microsoft Network Online Service.

4. Click Properties.

5. On the Transport tab, click the "Download mail when e-mail starts up from
  MSN" check box to clear it.

6. Click OK.

If you are using Microsoft Exchange, follow these steps:

1. On the Tools menu, click Remote Mail.

2. On the Tools menu, click Update Headers.

3. Click one of the messages you want to retrieve.

4. On the Remote menu, click one of the following items:
   - Mark To Retrieve (copies the message to your computer and deletes the
     message from the MSN mail server).

   - Mark To Retrieve A Copy (retains a copy of the message on the MSN Mail
     server).

   - Mark To Delete (deletes the message without copying it to your computer).

5. Repeat steps 3-4 until all of the messages you want to retrieve are marked.

6. On the Tools menu, click Transfer Mail

If you are using Outlook, follow these steps:

1. On the Tools menu, click Remote Mail, and then click Connect.

2. Click The Microsoft Network, and then click Next.

3. Click Do Only The Following, and then click "Retrieve new message headers via
  The Microsoft Network."

4. Click Finish.

5. If you are prompted to sign in to MSN, do so.

6. Click each message you want to retrieve.

7. On the Remote menu, click one of the following items:
   - Mark To Retrieve (copies the message to your computer and deletes the
     message from the MSN mail server).

   - Mark To Retrieve A Copy (retains a copy of the message on the MSN Mail
     server).

   - Mark To Delete (deletes the message without copying it to your computer).

8. Repeat steps 6-7 until all of the messages you want to retrieve are marked.

9. On the Tools menu, click Remote Mail, and then click Connect.

10. Click The Microsoft Network, and then click Next.

11. Click Do Only The Following, and then click "Retrieve new message headers
  via The Microsoft Network."

12. Make sure that each message to be retrieved or copied is checked, and then
  click Finish.

REFERENCES
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For more information about previewing messages, see the Previewing Messages
topic in The Microsoft Network online Help.

Additional query words: msn

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Keywords          : kbmsn kbfaq
Technology        : kbOSWin95 kbOSWinSearch kbMSNSearch kbMSN200 kbMSN130 kbMSN250
Version           : WINDOWS:1.3,2.0,2.5,95
Issue type        : kbhowto kbinfo

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