Outlook express 5

[Matthew Shelley]

Hello

Everytime I try to connect to my outlook I continually get asked for my
username and password yet my settings are configured exactly as per the
Virgin specifications. Below is the error message I received.
Can anyone help please?

There was a problem logging onto your mail server. Your Password was
rejected. Account: 'pop3.virgin.net (1)', Server: 'mail.virgin.net',
Protocol: POP3, Server Response: '-ERR [AUTH] invalid user or password',
Port: 110, Secure(SSL): No, Server Error: 0x800CCC90, Error Number:
0x800CCC92

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Hi -

Still does sound like a problem with your password - are you sure caps lock
wasn't on?
You really ought to upgrade IE/OE to the latest version - do this at Windows
Update (http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com) - also download all other
critical patches.

Also:
This is a group to support Outlook from the Office group of programs.
Outlook Express is a part of Internet Explorer and is a quite different
program, despite its similar name..

You will probably get a faster and more expert answer if you post this to an
Outlook Express news group.

Try posting in one of these newsgroups:
microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie5.outlookexpress for OE 5.x
microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie55.outlookexpress for OE 5.5x
microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress for OE 6.x
microsoft.public.internet.outlookexpress.mac for OE for Macintosh

If those groups aren't carried on the news server that's carrying this group
try using msnews.microsoft.com (MS's public news server that's the source
for all the microsoft.public newsgroups).

If you're accessing the Microsoft newsgroups through the MS Product Support
Services Community Newsgroups web interface, click
http://communities.microsoft.com/newsgroups/default.asp?icp=InternetExplorer
to get to the Internet Explorer groups, then click the plus sign next to
your version of IE to see the link to the Outlook Express group for that
version number.

A good website for information on OE is:
http://www.tomsterdam.com/