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Q165738: XWEB: POP3 Clients Not Authenticated by Exchange Server

Article: Q165738
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): WinNT:5.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbusage
Last Modified: 18-APR-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Exchange Server, versions 5.0, 5.5 
- Microsoft Outlook Web Access, version 5.5 
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SYMPTOMS
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This problem occurs when you are using Microsoft Windows 95 and Microsoft
Internet Explorer. When you start the Internet Explorer Internet Mail client,
the Internet Mail inbox appears. When you click the Send and Receive icon, the
authentication dialog box appears and requests your logon information. When you
type the requested information, you are not logged on to Microsoft Exchange
Server. However, you can telnet into port 110 of the Exchange Server and the
following message appears:

  +OK Welcome to NT Example POP3 server.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this problem:

- On the computer running Microsoft Exchange Server, ensure that the following
  services are not started in the Control Panel Services tool:

   - POP3 Server services

   - Local Mail Delivery Agent service

   - SMTP Server services

  If the above services are started, stop the services, set the services to
  manual, and then restart the server.

MORE INFORMATION
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The above services are included with the Windows NT Server 4.0 Resource Kit as
Mail Server (MailSrv) and are not part of Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.0
or later. For more information on MailSrv, please refer to the "Windows NT
Server Internet Guide" Chapter 7 Internet Tools pages 147-154 included with the
Windows NT Server 4.0 Resource Kit.

The POP3 Server Services service will claim port 110 on boot up if the service is
set to automatically initialize. This in turn will not allow the Microsoft
Exchange server to listen to port 110.

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Keywords          : kbusage 
Technology        : kbOutlookSearch kbExchangeSearch kbExchange500 kbExchange550 kbZNotKeyword2 kbOWASearch kbOWA550
Version           : WinNT:5.0

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