Re: No option for MSN HTTP Server in Outlook Express 6

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From: DGuess (majik_at_mindspring.oops)
Date: 04/06/04 

Date: Mon, 5 Apr 2004 23:44:19 -0500

The only way to get it is to use MSN9. Otherwise you have to use the old
way.

When you visit the web page, you get an ActiveX control. That is where the
option comes in.

MSN 9 added it to the list when it is installed. Outlook Connector as well
for premium services I believe which allows Outlook to be used instead along
with other options.

"Lawrence Bates" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1429901c41b8f$b6001af0$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> When adding an email account, under 'HTTP Mail Service
> Provider', I have the options for 'Hotmail' and 'Other',
> but not for 'MSN'.
>
> On another similarly configured computer (same OS,
> updates, and OE version) I have that option.
>
> I know about using MSN's configuration page
> (http://supportservices.msn.com/us/oeconfig/) and also
> how to set it up manually using
> http://oe.msn.msnmail.hotmail.com/cgi-bin/hmdata as the
> HTTP server, but I still really want to know, what
> installs this option?
>
> Is it the installation of MSN Messenger (as opposed to
> Windows Messenger) or some other app? It seems odd that
> the option should exist on one computer but not the other
> even though the version numbers of OE are identical.
>
> I'm running Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1123 on Windows XP
> PRO SP1a, with all of the Windows Updates applied.
>
> I have not found an answer to this specific issue in the
> Knowledgebase, on the Outlook Express support site, on
> MSN's site, or on the web in general, though I have come
> across other people who've had the same problem.
>
> Any help on this would be greatly appreciated!
>
> Thanks.

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