Re: Adding pop3 mail accounts to outlook
From: Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] (lanwench_at_heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmail.atyahoo.com)
Date: 06/22/04
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Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 10:01:25 -0400
Billy wrote:
> Thanks for your help.
>
> I have double checked with the users. They are not using
> hotmail, they only used that as an example, they are
> using a similar personal email service that they want to
> connect to the pop and smtp server. It is work related
> business so there is no security threat or anything in
> that respect. the smtp server and pop server is
> mail.signprint.co.uk. I and them just want to be able to
> pick up mail from that in outlook.
OK....
>
> I think it may be something that needs to be changed on
> ISA but can you think of any other setting in XP or on
> the server that could be changed to allow this?
No, it's most likely ISA config. Can't help there - just note that they need
access to outbound TCP ports 25 and 110.
>
> Thank,
> Billy
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> Billy wrote:
>>> Hi they are using Outlook 2002. I hac=ve already set them
>>> up to use remote access so that they can get there work
>>> account mail.
>>>
>>> For one of the users, they want to be able to access
>>> hotmail as a pop 3 mail account in outlook while still
>>> keeping the exchange account.
>>
>> Hotmail doesn't use POP - you can access it via HTTP in Outlook - if
>> you wanted to access it via POP you'd need a third party addin, and
>> I'm not sure how good those are (or supported, for that matter). Or
>> they could just access it through the hotmail website.
>>
>>> I think there is another
>>> posting about this aswell. All i want to do is add the
>>> pop3 account, I dont want to set anything up in exchange
>>> or set up any other pop3 connectors.
>>
>> Glad to hear that!
>>
>>> I just want to keep
>>> it simple as the IT skills in the company are not great.
>>
>> Simple to me would mean, they access hotmail via the hotmail web
>> page. One thing to note - it's often unwise to allow any non-
>> Exchange mail on your network/computers. What Exchange-aware
>> antivirus
> software are you running?
>>>
>>> Do you think it is ISA that is stopping this?
>>
>> Yes, but I don't know how you're trying to access
> hotmail (see above).
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Billy
>>>
>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> Billy wrote:
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>> I wonder if anyone knows how to get round this.
> On two
>>>>> clients i want to add a pop3 mail account to there
>>>>> outlook accounts along with the existing exchange
>>>>> account. The pop3 account is on a different domain and
>>>>> its going to be used when the clients aren't in the
>>>>> office.
>>>>
>>>> Where is the POP account hosted? Outside your network entirely? I'd
>>>> set up another profile for this, or set up your users with remote
>>>> access to your network (VPN?) so they can get to
> their Exchange
>>>> mailbox while on the road, or just have them use OWA. What version
>>>> of Outlook, btw? Note that in OL2000 and prior, MS doesn't support
>>>> using Exchange & Internet Mail in the same mail profile....
>>>>>
>>>>> I have tried adding the accounts but Outlook cant seem to
>>>>> find the pop or smtp servers. Would ISA have an effect on
>>>>> this as I have that running?
>>>>
>>>> Yes, it could - I'm not an ISA person so I can't tell you what
>>>> you'd need to open up. However, as you say this is to be used on
> the road, it
>>>> wouldn't matter when they're outside your office - specify the
>>>> ISP's SMTP server for outbound mail rather than your own.
>>>>>
>>>>> Also ISA client is running on both and they are both
>>>>> memebers of the Internet Users Group. Also the only error
>>>>> messages that im getting are the normal ones you get in
>>>>> Outlook when you cant connect to a pop or smtp server.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>
>>>>> Billy
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> .
>>
>>
>> .
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