Note If you install and run MSN Explorer version 6, your MSN POP3 e-mail account will be migrated to an MSN Hotmail account. If you have Outlook and Outlook Express configured for POP3, you will no longer receive your new MSN e-mail messages.
For more information about what to do when Outlook does not receive MSN e-mail messages, click the following article number to see the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
268732
You do not receive MSN e-mail messages in Outlook or in Outlook Express
To view a Microsoft Support WebCast about what to do if you cannot receive your MSN e-mail messages in Outlook or Outlook Express, click the following article number to see the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
325232
Support WebCast: What to Do If You Cannot Receive Your MSN E-mail in Outlook or Outlook Express
NOTE: The procedures in this article only apply if you have installed Outlook with the Corporate or Workgroup option. With this option, you can use Messaging Application Programming Interface (MAPI) services. To determine your installation type, click
About Microsoft Outlook on the
Help menu. If you have the Corporate or Workgroup installation, you see "Corporate or Workgroup".
MORE INFORMATION
This article discusses the following topics:
- Services
- General Configuration Troubleshooting
- Internet Configurations
- Checking Your Internet Connection
- Setting TCP/IP as Default Protocol
- Other Internet Connection Issues
- Microsoft Mail Configurations
- Create a Test Postoffice
- Other Microsoft Mail Issues
- Exchange Server Configurations
- Lotus Notes
- Lotus cc:Mail
Transport Services
This list shows available Outlook services. Other transport services are
untested and may not work properly with Outlook.
Service
Internet E-mail
Microsoft Mail
Microsoft Exchange Server
Personal Address Book
Outlook Address Book
Personal Folders
Microsoft Fax (Windows 95 Setup)
Outlook Support for Lotus cc:Mail (Valupack for Outlook 98)
Lotus cc:Mail (Installed by Lotus cc:Mail client)
General Configuration Troubleshooting
Outlook creates a default profile called Microsoft Outlook. Most users
will either add services to this profile or create a new profile with new
services. The first troubleshooting step for configuration issues is to
create a new profile that includes only the service with which you are
having problems. When this is working, you can add additional services,
checking each one.
NOTE: With respect to Mail services, you can only add one of each service
into a single profile. That is, you can not add two CompuServe Mail
services, or two MSN services into a single profile. You can, however
add one Internet E-mail service, one MSN service, and one CompuServe Mail
service into a single profile. The Internet E-mail service is an exception
as it allows for multiple Internet Mail accounts.
Create a New Profile
To create a new profile from Control Panel, follow these steps:
- Click the Start button, point to Settings and double-click the Mail And
Fax icon. (The icon is a Mail icon if you did not install fax
services.)
- On the Services tab, click Show Profiles to list your profiles.
- Click Add to open the Inbox Setup Wizard.
- Check that the default is set to "Use the following information
services."
- Click to clear all services except the one you are troubleshooting.
For troubleshooting purposes, add only one service at a time.
- Click Next and in the Profile Name box, type a name for the new
profile.
- Follow the Inbox Setup Wizard prompts, answering the questions for your
service until you finish.
Checking Your Internet Connection
To make sure your Internet connection is working properly, log on to your
Internet connection and ping a known Internet Protocol (IP) address by
typing the following command at an MS-DOS prompt:
ping <IP address>
where <IP address> is the IP address of an Internet server.
If you can ping a known IP address successfully, basic TCP/IP connectivity
is functioning properly. Next, try to ping the Internet server using
"servername.com" instead of the IP address. At an MS-DOS prompt type the
following command:
ping servername.com
If this works, your Domain Name Server (DNS) settings are functioning
properly.
A DNS maintains a database for resolving host names and IP
addresses, allowing users of computers configured to query the DNS to
specify remote computers by friendly host names rather than IP addresses.
DNS domains are not the same as Windows NT networking domains.
For example, issuing the "ping ftp.microsoft.com" command goes to the DNS
server you specified for your internet connection, looks up the IP address
for the site, and then pings that IP address.
For more information on connecting to the Internet, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
138789
How to Connect to the Internet in Windows 95 and Windows 98
Setting TCP/IP as Default Protocol
Once you know that your Internet connection is working, you should check
that TCP/IP is set as the default protocol. Follow these steps to make
sure that TCP/IP is your default protocol:
- On the Windows desktop, use your right mouse button to click Network
Neighborhood.
- Click properties to open the Network Properties.
For Windows 95:
- On the Configuration tab, click TCP/IP and click Properties to
open the TCP/IP Properties.
- Click the Advanced tab, click to select the "Set this protocol to
be the default protocol" check box and then click OK.
For Windows NT:
- Click the Bindings tab.
- In the Show Binding For list, click All Services.
- Expand the list for all services and use the Move Up and Move Down
buttons to position the TCP/IP protocol at the top of each list.
NOTE: While you are in the TCP/IP Properties, you should verify that
all Internet configuration information is correct. If you are in doubt
about any setting, contact your Internet Service Provider (ISP).
- Click OK.
Other Internet Connection Issues
- Most Internet addresses and connection settings are case sensitive.
Check for correct capitalization.
- Make sure your profile does not include multiple services that require
a modem connection. For example, Internet and fax services in the same
profile may cause modem conflicts within Outlook.
- Establish your Internet connection, and then start Outlook. If you
receive an error trying to send or receive mail, confirm all of your
Internet Mail settings with your Internet service provider. You may
have entered a domain name server or news server address instead of the
mail server.
- Remote Mail configurations may cause unexpected results. If you
configured a service for Remote Mail, you may lose connections,
or mail may not be sent or received as expected.
For more information, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
191687
You receive a "Socket error: 10061, Error Number: 0x800ccc0e" error message when you try to send or receive e-mail in Outlook or in Outlook Express
180982 Undeliverable mail message when sending Internet mail
198704 You receive error 0x800ccc90 or error 0x800ccc18 when you try to log on to Exchange Server by using Secure Password Authentication
217526 SMTP relay blocking error sending mail
Create a Microsoft Mail Test Postoffice
When troubleshooting Microsoft Mail problems, you must first determine if
Outlook or the MSMail Postoffice is the cause. The easiest way to do this
is to create a test Postoffice.
To create a test Postoffice, follow these steps:
- In Control Panel, double-click Microsoft Mail Post Office to open the
Microsoft Workgroup Postoffice Admin Wizard.
- Click "Create a new Workgroup Postoffice."
- In the Postoffice Location box, type a location to c:\ or a local
drive and click Next.
NOTE: By default the Admin Wizard creates a folder called wgpo0000. This folder derives its name from Work Group Post Office.
- Confirm the location and click Next.
- Fill in the Administrator Account Information and click OK.
This completes the Postoffice creation. To add users, go to Control Panel,
Microsoft Mail Postoffice, and click to select "Administer an Existing
Post Office."
Create a new profile with Microsoft Mail service and point to the test
Postoffice you just created. If this profile works, your original
Postoffice is the problem. Check with the original Postoffice
administrator to verify that the configuration information is correct.
Other Microsoft Mail Issues
- Microsoft Mail connection information is case-sensitive. Check for
correct capitalization.
- Remote Mail configurations may cause unexpected results. If you
configured a service for Remote Mail, you may lose connections
or mail may not send or receive as expected.
For more information about Remote Mail, type "remote mail" in the
Office Assistant, click Search, and then click to view "Use Remote Mail."
Exchange Server Configurations
Outlook ships with an Exchange client. You can use this program to
determine if your configuration problem is unique to Outlook. If the
problem persists when using the Exchange client, you may have a server or
profile issue.
Locate the Exchng32.exe file in the Program Files folder. The exact
location will vary depending on the operating system. By default,
Exchng32.exe is either in the Microsoft Exchange or the Windows Messaging
subfolder. The file size is 83,776 bytes with a date of 11/17/96. Start
Exchng32.exe with the same profile as you used with Outlook.
If your problem does not persist with the Exchange client, the problem may
be with Outlook or one of its associated files. You may have to remove and
re-install Outlook using Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel.
If the problem continues with Exchng32.exe, you should suspect a server or
profile issue and use the following steps to continue troubleshooting:
Server or Profile Troubleshooting
- Resolve your mailbox name with the server by clicking the Check Names
button in the properties sheet for Exchange Server.
- If possible, configure a profile without the Exchange Server and
see if the problem persists.
- If possible, change the delivery location and see if the problem
persists.
NOTE: Before you change the delivery from a Mailbox location to a
Personal Folder, make sure you move any existing mail messages from
the Inbox folder.
Lotus Notes
Outlook does not support Lotus Notes services.
For more information about transitioning from Lotus Notes to Outlook, type
"lotus notes" in the Office Assistant, click Search, and then click to
view "If you use Lotus Notes 4.0."
Lotus cc:Mail
Outlook provides Lotus cc:Mail service as part of the ValuPack on the
Outlook 98 CD. Follow these steps to troubleshoot cc:Mail configuration
problems:
- Start by mapping a drive to your cc:Mail folder and creating a new
cc:Mail only profile.
- Re-install cc:Mail from the ValuPack. Outlook does not support the
Lotus provided cc:Mail transport service; you must use the Microsoft
provided cc:Mail transport service from the ValuPack.
NOTE: If you use Windows NT Workstation 4.0, before adding the cc:Mail
information service to your profile install the 32-bit version of
Vendor Independent Messaging(VIM), available from Lotus support at IBM
Corporation. - Verify with your cc:Mail administrator that your cc:Mail service
properties are correct:
On the Outlook Tools menu, click Services to open the Services
dialog box.
Click Properties and check all settings under the Logon, Delivery,
and Addressing tabs.
For more information about Lotus cc:Mail, type "cc:Mail" in the Office
Assistant, click Search, and then click to view "If you use Lotus cc:Mail."