How do I set up the Microsft Mail postoffice?

[Donna Sanders]

I currently use Outlook 2003 on my desktop at home. I also use a laptop in a
different location in my home. They are connected to a router using
BellSouth DSL. I want to be able to check my e-mail from my laptop using
Outlook.

When I try to set up Outlook on my laptop, I get a message that the
Microsoft Mail postoffice could not be found on the server? How do I
identify the correct path to the postoffice?

 

[Hal Hostetler [MVP S/U]]

What version of Outlook do you have on the laptop? Unless you specifically
set one up, there is no Microsoft Mail Postoffice and no path to it; this is
an old email system created for small offices that has no Internet mail
capability and ceased to exist with WindowsME. Go to 'Control Panel|Mail'
on the laptop and remove the Microsoft Mail service from your profile. All
you should need is the Internet email service and Personal Folders (and,
perhaps, a Personal Address Book). The two machines should be set to leave
a copy of email on the server so it will be available to both, one should be
set to delete mail from the server after a period of time so it doesn't pile
up. Both machines should have your Internet email account setup.

Hal
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