I have Outlook 2003. How do I set up my AOL E-Mail account on Outlook 2003?

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"Brian Tillman" wrote:

esegaar wrote:

I just installed Microsoft Office 2003 and I followed the
instructions on setting up AOL as my e-mail account. I can send
e-mails but when I use the send/receive command, an error message
occurs with the receive saying that it is unable to connect to server.

1) If you have an antivirus program scanning outgoing mail, disable that
feature.
2) Make sure you're properly authenticating to the outgoing server.
3) Make sure your send/receive interval is long enough.
4) Make sure your server timeout value is large enough.
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Brian Tillman

http://www.slipstick.com/addins/services/online.htm#aol

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"RLC Web" wrote in message
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I have Outlook 2003. How do I set up my AOL E-Mail account on Outlook
2003?

Please reply soon

"Brian Tillman" wrote:

esegaar wrote:

I just installed Microsoft Office 2003 and I followed the
instructions on setting up AOL as my e-mail account. I can send
e-mails but when I use the send/receive command, an error message
occurs with the receive saying that it is unable to connect to server.

1) If you have an antivirus program scanning outgoing mail, disable that
feature.
2) Make sure you're properly authenticating to the outgoing server.
3) Make sure your send/receive interval is long enough.
4) Make sure your server timeout value is large enough.
--
Brian Tillman

Thanks for your help. Much appreciated.

"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote:

http://www.slipstick.com/addins/services/online.htm#aol

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/

Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/
Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com
Subscribe to Exchange Messaging Outlook newsletter:



"RLC Web" wrote in message
...
I have Outlook 2003. How do I set up my AOL E-Mail account on Outlook
2003?

Please reply soon

"Brian Tillman" wrote:

esegaar wrote:

I just installed Microsoft Office 2003 and I followed the
instructions on setting up AOL as my e-mail account. I can send
e-mails but when I use the send/receive command, an error message
occurs with the receive saying that it is unable to connect to server.

1) If you have an antivirus program scanning outgoing mail, disable that
feature.
2) Make sure you're properly authenticating to the outgoing server.
3) Make sure your send/receive interval is long enough.
4) Make sure your server timeout value is large enough.
--
Brian Tillman