Password deletion

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Phil

Hi
Any one know the fix to stop (a recently occuring problem)
outlook continuously removing my password from my email
accounts and asking for the password every time I
send/recieve?

Thanks
 
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Dante Gagne [MSFT]

Granted, I've got OfficeXP, so the exact position may be a little different,
but this is how I set it up on my personal Outlook.

Under Tools, select E-mail accounts.
Say that you want to View or Change an existing account.
Select the account that you use (if you use multiple accounts), and hit
"Change"
On the next tab, you may see a place to put a userid and password (if you're
using an HTTP server)
If you're using an Exchange Server, there is a button for "More Settings"
On the dialog that comes up, under Security, there is a checkbox for "Always
prompt for user name and password". Uncheck it.

Obviously, you should be careful doing this, because once you disable that
feature, anyone who gets their hands on your copy of Outlook will be able to
view/modify/send e-mail from your account without needing your password.
Make sure you take any security policies into account.

Hope that helps :)

--
Dante Gagne
Software Design Engineer/Test
Developer Division
Microsoft Corporation

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
 
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Phil

Thanks for the reply I am using w2k pro and outlook 2000,
but principle is the same.
So I can enter an account password, download emails.

Next time I go to send/receive emails, I am prompted for
my password again.


Outlook seems unable to retain passwords now.

This is a very recent occurence, makes me think it some
kind of virus/trojan.

If you look and some later posts it seems this is becoming
a more widespread problem.

Thanks.
 
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