Cannot Use SPA in Outlook Express to Connect to an SMTP Server (226964)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Outlook Express 4.0 for Windows NT 4.0
- Microsoft Outlook Express 4.01 for Windows 98 SP 2
- Microsoft Outlook Express 4.01 for Windows 95 SP 1
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 for Windows NT 4.0 SP 1
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 for Windows 95 SP 1
This article was previously published under Q226964 SYMPTOMS
When you configure Microsoft Outlook Express to send authentication credentials to an SMTP server using Secure Password Authentication (SPA), Outlook Express prompts you for a plain text user name and password and you cannot connect to the SMTP server.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, install Internet Explorer 4.01 SP2 from the following Web site:
STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
This problem was corrected in Outlook Express version 4.01 SP2 and 5.0 for Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows NT 4.0.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 12/6/2003 |
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| Keywords: | kbnetwork kbprb KB226964 |
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