Microsoft Plus! Internet Mail Client Service Uses POP3 Port ID (133188)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Plus! for Windows 95
This article was previously published under Q133188
IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry.
Before you edit the registry, you should first make a backup copy of the
registry files (System.dat and User.dat). Both are hidden files in the
Windows folder.
SYMPTOMS
You may experience problems sending and receiving e-mail using the
Internet mail service in Microsoft Plus! for Windows 95.
CAUSE
The Internet mail service listens on the standard 110 port ID for POP3
mail, as specified in the RFC 1060 specification. If your POP3 mail server
does not use port ID 110, you cannot send or receive mail.
RESOLUTION
WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that
may require you to reinstall Windows 95. Microsoft cannot guarantee that
problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved.
Use Registry Editor at your own risk.
NOTE: For information about how to edit the registry, view the Changing
Keys And Values online Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe). Note
that you should make a backup copy of the registry files (System.dat and
User.dat) before you edit the registry.
If your POP3 mail server does not use port ID 110, you can edit the value
name
00036651
in the following entry in the registry
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows Messaging Subsystem\
Profiles\<profile name>\<key>
where <profile name> is the name you specified as the profile to store your
Internet mail service information in Microsoft Exchange and <key> is a
hexadecimal value assigned to this profile by Windows 95.
The default value for port ID 110 (in hexadecimal format) is:
6E 00 00 00
For example, if your POP3 mail server uses port ID 8110, you must convert
8110 to its hexadecimal equivalent (1F AE 00 00), and then enter this value
in reverse notation for the value name 00036651.
To enter the value 1F AE 00 00 in reverse notation, enter the value:
AE 1F 00 00
For information about how to use Calculator to determine a hexadecimal
value, view the "Converting values to other number systems" online Help
topic in Calculator (Calc.exe).
MORE INFORMATION
Although you can specify a different port ID in a Services.ini file, the
Microsoft Exchange Internet mail client does not look there for it. The
port ID is listed in the registry and can be changed only by editing the
registry.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 12/18/2000 |
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| Keywords: | KB133188 |
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