Outlook

[Chris Gains]

Can anyone help. I am trying to setup my wifes Outlook express to download her e-mails from her Hotmail (POP3 it think) and BtYahoo (stmp?) accounts and I am having a mare trying to do it!!!!! Pleace help me.....................:\

[airborne_artist]

As always Google is your friend:

Can I read web mail using a pop3 mail reader? (http://ask-leo.com/can_i_read_web_mail_using_a_pop3_mail_reader.html)

And some tools (http://www.freedownloadmanager.org/downloads/hotmail_pop3_info/).

[Saab Dastard]

Chris,

There are 2 servers required for an email client such as Outlook.

One is to pick up messages FROM - e.g. POP3.ispname.com and one is to SEND messages TO - e.g. SMTP.ispname.com.

Of course, there may be only one physical server, but it will have 2 names like above.

You will need to find out from your provider what the correct server names are to send and receive messages.

You may also need to provide credentials (username and password) to send and receive messages - these can usually be stored in Outlook so you don't have to enter them each time (but makes it very likely you will forget them).

If you wish to receive messages from from than one mailbox, you can do this in one of 2 ways, either by setting up 2 seperate IDENTITIES in OE, each mapped to a single mailbox, or by mapping both mailboxes to a single identity, so that all messages come into a single location.

If choosing the latter route, you need to be careful with outbound messages - I suggest that you only have one outbound server (SMTP server) configured.

It is easy to set up and switch between identities - File/Identities in OE.

HTH

SD

So, each Windows account can have multiple OE Identities, and each Identity can have multiple mail servers (inbound / outbound).

Bear in mind that a POP3 client will pull all messages stored on the mail server down to the local PC and the server copy will be deleted. So if you want to keep copies on the server (visible when you connect to the server from a different PC) you will have to ensure that you use an IMAP client.

[beardy]

Try this little utility

http://www.sspi-software.com/mailfwd_win.html

I have used it for years the support is good too

[Gonzo]

Chris,

My BTYahoo servers are mail.btinternet.com for both outgoing (smtp) and incoming (pop3).

[TheSailor]

Hello Chris,

Beardy post is the answer at your question.:)
BTW...Hotmail is not a POP3 mail system...but a based webmail system..like Yahoo mail or Gmail..etc...
Note: few webmails like Gmail have a option to forward your received mail to any other mail account..like Outlook..etc...

Regards. http://photobucket.com/albums/v509/Bebermaur/th_bye.gif

[BOAC]

Actually, Chris, a_a's post (post#2) is as usual spot on. I have been using Yahoo pops for a while and it works fine with Outlook Express. With that or Hotpop you do not even need to 'forward' the mail.

[IO540]

Out of interest, if one is using Outlook to run Hotmail email (which I gather is possible) does the program fake a web client, or does it use some other interface to get at the stuff?

AFAIK, one can't config Hotmail or Yahoo to forward emails. This would be a great feature but these services would not get the advertising revenue which their business models are based on. They need Joe Punter to access their websites.

[BOAC]

Have you looked at Post #2?

[beardy]

Chris,

Just curious, how did you resolve your problem?