How do I connect to MSN mail from Outlook using a third party ISP

6 May 2005 4:22 PM

Brad T

I'm trying to connect to MSN through a third party ISP on a LAN using Oulook
in Office 2000. MSN people are telling me I can't, I have to use Outlook
Express, which means I have to get out of Office Outllook, go to Outlook
Express, check my email and come back. This doesn't make sense. Shouldn't
Office Outlook connect to MSN through an ISP?

6 May 2005 4:47 PM

seth

outlook 2000 does not support connecting to http mail providers such as msn
and hotmail
feature only available under outlook 2002 (XP) and 2003

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"Brad T" <Brad T@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:FF013D01-19FD-458A-9D50-CD8D83C7D4D5@microsoft.com...
> I'm trying to connect to MSN through a third party ISP on a LAN using
> Oulook
> in Office 2000. MSN people are telling me I can't, I have to use Outlook
> Express, which means I have to get out of Office Outllook, go to Outlook
> Express, check my email and come back. This doesn't make sense. Shouldn't
> Office Outlook connect to MSN through an ISP?

6 May 2005 6:06 PM

Brad T

Thanks, Seth. Guess that answers my question. Seems odd the Microsoft makes
two products that can't talk to each other.

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BT

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"seth" wrote:

> outlook 2000 does not support connecting to http mail providers such as msn
> and hotmail
> feature only available under outlook 2002 (XP) and 2003
>
> "Brad T" <Brad T@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:FF013D01-19FD-458A-9D50-CD8D83C7D4D5@microsoft.com...
> > I'm trying to connect to MSN through a third party ISP on a LAN using
> > Oulook
> > in Office 2000. MSN people are telling me I can't, I have to use Outlook
> > Express, which means I have to get out of Office Outllook, go to Outlook
> > Express, check my email and come back. This doesn't make sense. Shouldn't
> > Office Outlook connect to MSN through an ISP?
>
>
>

6 May 2005 7:50 PM

Brian Tillman

Brad T <Br***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> Thanks, Seth. Guess that answers my question. Seems odd the Microsoft
> makes two products that can't talk to each other.

Microsoft hasn't "made" Outlook 2000 for a long time. Nonetheless, see
here:
http://www.slipstick.com/config/ol2000hotmail.htm

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Brian Tillman