You have an HTTP mail account if you have signed up for e-mail with the MSN Premium, MSN Hotmail Plus, and Microsoft Office Outlook Live subscription service. Other e-mail providers may also have HTTP accounts that are compatible with Outlook. If so, they will have provided you with the information you need to set up the account when you signed up.

HTTP mail accounts are designed primarily for Web use—that is, you will use a browser such as Internet Explorer to log on to your e-mail account and read and send messages. However, it can be useful to set up an Outlook account, too, so that you can download and read mail in Outlook and use the program’s various features to organize your messages. Be aware that not all HTTP e-mail accounts are compatible with Outlook.

To set up your HTTP e-mail account in Outlook, you need your e-mail address and password. If you are setting up an HTTP account that is not Hotmail or MSN, you will also need to know the address (URL) of the mail server and your username. Then, follow these steps:

1. Select the Manually Configure Server Settings option in the dialog box and then click Next.
2. In the next dialog box that appears, make sure that the Internet E-Mail option is selected; then click Next.
3. In the next dialog box that appears, which is shown in Figure 27-14, enter your name, e-mail address, username, and password. Make sure that HTTP is selected in the Account Type list.
4. Select Hotmail, MSN, or Other in the HTTP Service Provider list.
5. If you selected Other in the previous step, enter the URL of your HTTP e-mail server in the provided box.
6. Click Next to complete account setup.

FIGURE 27-14
Entering information for manual HTTP mail account setup.

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