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Q173439: How to Configure Internet Mail for The Microsoft Network 2.5

Article: Q173439
Product(s): The Microsoft Network
Version(s): 1.2,1.3,2.0,2.5,2.51,2.52,2.6,5.0,5.1,5.2,5.3,5.4
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbinterop kbmsn
Last Modified: 07-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- the operating system: Microsoft Windows 95 
- The Microsoft Network versions 1.2, 1.3, 2.0, 2.5, 2.51, 2.52, 2.6, 5.0, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4 
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SUMMARY
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This article describes how to configure Microsoft Internet Mail for use with
MSN, The Microsoft Network.

Internet Mail is installed by the OEM release of MSN 2.5 and is also available
separately from the following Microsoft Web site:

  http://www.microsoft.com/ie/download

The retail release of MSN 2.5 that was shipped to customers on CD-ROM uses
Microsoft Outlook Express as a mail client.

MORE INFORMATION
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To configure Internet Mail for use with MSN, use the following steps:

1. Click Start, point to Programs, and then click Internet Mail.

2. If the MSN Sign-In screen appears, click Cancel.

3. On the Mail menu, click Options.

4. Click the Server tab.

5. In the Name box, type your full name.

6. In the Organization box, type your company or organization name if
  appropriate. Otherwise, leave the Organization box empty.

7. In the Email Address box, type your MSN e-mail address, which should be
  similar to one of the following

  <member ID>@email.msn.com

  <member ID>@msn.com

  where <member ID> is the user name you use to sign in to MSN.

8. Under Servers, in the Outgoing Mail (SMTP) box, type the following in lower
  case letters:

  "smtp.email.msn.com" (without the quotation marks)

  NOTE: If you gain access to MSN through a third-party ISP or local area
  network (LAN)--including DSL, Cable modem, or Satellite connection--type the
  following in lower case letters:

  "secure.smtp.email.msn.com" (without the quotation marks)

9. Under Servers, in the Incoming Mail (POP3) box, type the following in
  lowercase letters:

  "pop3.email.msn.com" (without the quotation marks)

10. Under Logon Settings, click Logon Using Secure Password Authentication.

11. Click the Connection tab.

12. Under Connection, click I Connect Manually, and then click OK.

NOTE: You must quit Internet Mail for these settings to take effect.

Additional query words: 2.50 msnet msnetwork microsoft-net m.s.n. inetmailw95

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Keywords          : kbinterop kbmsn 
Technology        : kbOSWin95 kbOSWinSearch kbMSNSearch kbMSN520 kbMSN530 kbMSN510 kbMSN500 kbMSN200 kbMSN100 kbMSN252 kbMSN130 kbMSN251 kbMSN260 kbMSN250 kbMSN120
Version           : :1.2,1.3,2.0,2.5,2.51,2.52,2.6,5.0,5.1,5.2,5.3,5.4
Issue type        : kbhowto

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