"Kath Adams" <kathadams@(nospam)mvps.org> wrote in message
news:OlxU1VW7FHA.2432@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl
> Michael - are you really answering a very old question from
> 15 January 2004
> or is there something wrong with the OP's time/date etc?
> (Your response just showed up as my last listing, but couldn't see the
> original.)
>
>
> Michael Santovec wrote:
>> Which password?
>>
>> Is it when you try to open Outlook Express. IF you can't get to view
>> any of your OE folders, then it's the optional identity password.
>>
>> If the problem is sending or receiving mail, then it's the mail
>> server password.
>>
>> The Invalid password error message can mean that any of the following
>> are wrong:
>> - POP3 server name
>> - Incoming Mail Server Account Name (some require the full e-mail
>> address user@somewhere.com, others just want the user part)
>> - Incoming Mail Server Password (often case sensitive)
>> - Incorrect use of Secure Password Authentication (SPA) - few severs
>> use this
>> - Incorrect use of SSL - few servers use this
>> - The mail server is having temporary problems
>> Check these settings in Outlook Express at Tools, Accounts, Mail,
>> Properties, Servers (Advanced tab for SSL). Check with your mail
>> service (generally your ISP) for the correct values. If the values
>> seem correct, retype them and click APPLY. In the event that the
>> account settings are corrupted in the registry, it might be necessary
>> to delete the mail account, restart OE and then set up the account
>> again. In some cases it might be necessary to set up a new identity
>> in OE and create the mail account there.
>>
>> Also see:
>> Cannot Save E-Mail Account Password in Outlook Express
>> (Webroot Software Window Washer)
>> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=228713
>> Outlook Express Does Not Save the Mail Server Logon Password
>> (Win98/Me/NT4)
>> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=216382
>> Your Password Is Not Retained in Windows 2000 or XP
>> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=264672
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm
>>
>>
>> "Francis Grochowski" <wysokiefrank@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:Ob8ENYS7FHA.2600@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>> I can't get outlookexpress to accept my password why?

If you have a rule to mark messages as read after so many days a new message
wrongly dated could be marked as read.

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