Problem with new Win XP workstation and POP3

[ElpidioValdez]

Hi: I have a network with SBS 4.5 (with Exchange 5.5) and Windows Me workstations. Everything work fine. But now I installed a new Workstation with Windows XP Home edition and the Outlook 2000 show this error message:

The POP3 server name you specified cannot be found.
The Internet mail settings are the same in the other machines. Only in this workstation don't work.

Any idea??

Thank you.

 

[darranagl]

Do you have a DNS (to tell the workstations that pop3.me.com is 192.168.10.1)?

If not you will have to create a LMHOSTS file in your <win root>\system32 folder with the IP address and pop3 names in it

eg

use Notepad to create a file called LMHOSTS (with no extension), in the files put (using your mail servers IP Address and name)

192.168.1.1 pop3.me.com

and save the file into your SYSTEM32 folder. New Zealand, a great place to visit.

http://www.southland.org.nz

 

[nicholasa]

Hi,
I get the message
[POP3 server name you specified cannot be found]
during a dial-up connection after I hit the send/receive button. It's a stand alone PC with XP Home edition and Outlook 2000.
I got a laptop with Win2000 and the same settings for the dial-up and it does not give me the error message...
Any ideas?