putlook 2003 problem

ghostriderr · Joined: 12 Aug 2007 Posts: 1

When I set up my email profile in Outlook 2003 the servers ( sending
and recieving) I cant seem to enter the correct answer. POP3 and SMTP
are in parenthesis before each box, so I type in POP3 and then SMTP and
then when i try to dowlead/recieve email from my AOL email account on
the web i get an error message that says it cant find the server ( POP3
or SMTP ????? ) I dont know. Somebody help me please. Microsoft
want $250.00 just to anser my question.

Thank you,
John

Archived from group: microsoft>public>windows>inetexplorer>ie55>outlookexpress

Jim Pickering · Joined: 12 Aug 2007 Posts: 23

For problems with Outlook, please use one of the following newsgroups,
rather than this one which is for users of "Outlook Express."

news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.Calendaring
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.configuration
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.Contacts
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.Fax
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.General
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.installation
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.interop
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.printing
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.Program_AddIns
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.program_forms
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.Program_VBA
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.ThirdPartyUtil
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Jim Pickering, MVP/Windows Mail applications
Please reply ONLY to newsgroup.

"ghostriderr" wrote in message @s34g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> When I set up my email profile in Outlook 2003 the servers ( sending
> and recieving) I cant seem to enter the correct answer. POP3 and SMTP
> are in parenthesis before each box, so I type in POP3 and then SMTP and
> then when i try to dowlead/recieve email from my AOL email account on
> the web i get an error message that says it cant find the server ( POP3
> or SMTP ????? ) I dont know. Somebody help me please. Microsoft
> want $250.00 just to anser my question.
>
> Thank you,
> John
>

Michael Santovec · Joined: 12 Aug 2007 Posts: 182

AOL would be the ones to provide the server names.

see:
http://members.aol.com/adamkb/aol/mailfaq/#3rd-party

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Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm

"ghostriderr" wrote in message @s34g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> When I set up my email profile in Outlook 2003 the servers ( sending
> and recieving) I cant seem to enter the correct answer. POP3 and SMTP
> are in parenthesis before each box, so I type in POP3 and then SMTP
> and
> then when i try to dowlead/recieve email from my AOL email account on
> the web i get an error message that says it cant find the server (
> POP3
> or SMTP ????? ) I dont know. Somebody help me please. Microsoft
> want $250.00 just to anser my question.
>
> Thank you,
> John
>

PA Bear · Joined: 12 Aug 2007 Posts: 123

How to configure an AOL e-mail account in Outlook Express:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=883081

(Most of this pertains to OL, too.)
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)

ghostriderr wrote:
> When I set up my email profile in Outlook 2003 the servers ( sending
> and recieving) I cant seem to enter the correct answer. POP3 and SMTP
> are in parenthesis before each box, so I type in POP3 and then SMTP and
> then when i try to dowlead/recieve email from my AOL email account on
> the web i get an error message that says it cant find the server ( POP3
> or SMTP ????? ) I dont know. Somebody help me please. Microsoft
> want $250.00 just to anser my question.
>
> Thank you,
> John

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