How to get outlook working

A

Aurora

I am using Outlook 2000.
Is there a difference between outlook and outlook express?
How do get this started so that I can send and receive e-mail from there?
When I try to use outlook express I get the following message.

"The host 'smtp' could not be found. Please verify that you have entered the
server name correctly. Account: 'http', Server: 'smtp', Protocol: SMTP, Port:
25, Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 11001, Error Number: 0x800CCC0D".

I do not know how to set this up properly. AOL is my primary connection to
the internet and e-mail now. What do I have to do to make this work?

Aurora
 
V

Vanguard

Aurora said:
"The host 'smtp' could not be found. Please verify that you have entered
the
server name correctly. Account: 'http', Server: 'smtp', Protocol: SMTP,
Port:
25, Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 11001, Error Number: 0x800CCC0D".
Click to expand...


Well, "smtp" is not a valid hostname for your e-mail provider's SMTP server.
Put whatever IP name your e-mail provider says to use.
 
V

Vanguard

Vanguard said:
Well, "smtp" is not a valid hostname for your e-mail provider's SMTP
server. Put whatever IP name your e-mail provider says to use.
Click to expand...


By the way, since you are now PAYING for AOL's service, why aren't you
asking THEM how to use OE or Outlook to get your e-mails? AOL used to be a
proprietary protocol for e-mail so you got stuck using their stupid e-mail
programs, but they added IMAP and SMTP servers about a year ago. Have you
actually hunted through their help pages looking for setup information? I
don't have AOL but even I can Google around to find that you can enter the
keyphrase "Open Mail Access" or read
http://members.aol.com/adamkb/aol/mailfaq/imap/.
 

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