I am using Outlook98 and Outlook Express for the news.
I handle three different accounts with OE98 and as mentioned before, in OE98 click on Organize and create Folders for your different gusto.
Your connection problem, on the desktop go to My Computer and open the DialUp Folder.
Click on the tab Server Types and (if you do not have any other network) see that only the
Enable Software Compression and the TCP/IP is checked. The rest you don't need.