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by mtn biker

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How do I configure Outlook 2000 for use at home as a personal mail box? I use Outlook Exp w/ hotmail account, but would like to configure hotmail to use Outlook. Is this possible? What are the incoming (pop3)and ougoing (smtp) mail servers for Hotmail and where do i find them?

Thanks for your time all

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by dklippert

Yes you can do it with O2K. You couldn't with 97.
Here's the information from Yahoo:

"Yahoo! offers POP access to Yahoo! Mail as a free feature exclusively for Yahoo! Delivers members. If you agreed to receive special offers in your mailbox whenyou registered for Yahoo! Mail, you're automatically a member of Yahoo! Delivers.
If you're not sure if you're a member of Yahoo! Delivers, and you're currently signed into your account, check your status on this page. If you aren't signed into your account, you can check your status or become a Yahoo! Delivers member by doing the following:
1. Sign into your Yahoo! Mail account.
2. Click on "Options" on the left-hand navigation bar.
3. Click on "Yahoo! Delivers" on the Options Page.
4. Click "Yes" under Sign Up.
5. Fill out the rest and click the "Finished" button.
Once you've completed these steps, you're ready to set up your Yahoo! Mail account so you can read your messages on the Web and also through another email program. Click on "Options" and then on POP Access & Forwarding and follow the directions on the screen.
To learn how to configure your email program, please choose from the following programs:
? Microsoft Outlook 97, 98, and 2000 "
Good luck

by mtn biker

I am using Hotmail as my mail account, not Yahoo. Need to know if Outlook supports HTTP protocol for mail as Hotmail is configured as HTTP and I can not get Outlook to accept this as it uses pop3.

by seagull data services

If you've set up Ol Express then the settings should be the same for oulook. It's under tools|accounts, select the account and look at the properties.
With Outlook, on the Connection tabI specify the third option "connect using...dialer"
This avoids outlook asking you if you want to change dial-ups if you use more than 1 isp.
Hope this helps
John

by mtn biker

I am using DSL service and using a dialer wont work OE uses HTTP and Outlook wants a POP3 server. Still stuck

by dklippert

Sorry, here's the MS article on setting up Outlook 2000. Outlook 2002 has no problem with Hotmail:
Typr the following in the address box of Internet Explorer:

MSKB Q234704

Good luck

by kbarry

If you do not have a personal email account from an ISP or through your work you will want to stay with Outlook Express.
Outlook 2000 does NOT support Hotmail.
Outlook 2002 DOES, very nicely.
I have both.
I prefer 2002. The wizards will help with the setup. It is very simple to use.
I was impressed. Still am.
So unless you plan to upgrade to XP, stick with the freebie Outlook Express and save your self the time and heartache.

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