Outlook Express Setup

I am setting up POP3 mail accounts in my outlook express after reformatting and upgrading to XP. I have successfully completed 2 hotmail accounts, but am having trouble with my msn account, and yahoo account. I think I don't really understand the information they are asking for.

What should I say when I am asked to supply my incoming mail server (POP3, IMAP, or HTTP), and what do I say when asked to supply my outgoing mail server (SMTP)? I do not know what these terms mean, and do not know how to get the information.

It is funny that when setting up my first two mail accounts, the software walked me through the process and I did it correctly. But now the screens are slightly different, and my attempts are not working. Thanks for any help you can give.

 

As far as I know, Yahoo charges a yearly fee for mail forwarding {yahoo advanced package}.

Anyway, try the following in Outlook Express,

On the Tools menu, click Accounts.

Click the Mail tab, click Add, and then click Mail.

In the Display Name box, type your name, and then click Next.

In the E-mail Address box, click I already have an e-mail address that I'd like to use, type your Yahoo! e-mail address (including "@yahoo.com"), and then click Next.

In the My incoming mail server is a type server box, click POP3.

In the Incoming mail box, type pop.mail.yahoo.com.

In the Outgoing mail box, type smtp.mail.yahoo.com, and then click Next.

In the Account name box, type your Yahoo! e-mail address (without "@yahoo.com").

In the Password box, type your Yahoo! e-mail password.

If you want Outlook Express to remember your password, click to select the Remember Password check box. You do not need to select the Log on using secure password check box.

Click Next, click Finish, and close.

You may need to set Yahoo to allow mail forwarding.


If this isn't suitable, your other options are to use third party products to forward your mail, or Yahoo offers Yahoo Delivers, which means they will let you forward mail as long as you agree to receive their emails and special offers, in other words, solicited spam.


As far as MSN, again I don't use it, but I would imagine the procedure would be the same, except you would use HTTP, then MSN, and you won't need incoming and outgoing server addresses.

 

Thanks for the info on Yahoo. If that doesn't work then I suppose you are right about the yearly fee thing. I'll give it a try, anyway.

As for the hotmail accounts, I am getting a message that they charge a fee for this service, but the strange thing is that MSN is my ISP. I pay loads of money for this service, and even though my free hotmail accounts went through with no problems, it is my paid MSN account that is giving me the trouble. Go figure.