Article ID: 176548 - Last Review: June 29, 2004 - Revision: 3.0
OLEXP: How to Create a Pop3.log File for Outlook Express
This article was previously published under Q176548
For information about the differences between Microsoft Outlook Express and Microsoft Outlook e-mail clients, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
257824
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/257824/EN-US/
)
OL2000: Differences Between Outlook and Outlook Express
SUMMARY
This article describes how to create a Pop3.log file for Microsoft Outlook
Express.
You can use the Pop3.log file to troubleshoot problems that may occur when you receive e-mail in Outlook Express using the Post Office Protocol (POP3).
You can use the Pop3.log file to troubleshoot problems that may occur when you receive e-mail in Outlook Express using the Post Office Protocol (POP3).
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To create a Pop3.log file, follow the appropriate method:
Where username is your MSN Member ID.
For Windows 98, if you are not using MSN, the Pop3.log file is created and stored in:
For more information about interpreting the Pop3.log file, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Outlook Express 4
- Start Outlook Express.
- On the Tools menu, click Options.
- On the Advanced tab, under Logging Options, click the Mail Transport check box to select it.
- Click Apply, and then click OK.
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5
- Start Outlook Express.
- On the Tools menu, click Options.
- On the Maintenance tab, under Troubleshooting, click to select the Mail check box.
- Click Apply, and then click OK.
C:\Program Files\Outlook Express\username\Mail folder
Where username is your MSN Member ID.
For Windows 98, if you are not using MSN, the Pop3.log file is created and stored in:
C:\Windows\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook Express\Mail folder
For Windows 2000, the Pop3.log file is created and stored in:
Documents and Settings\Username\Local Settings\Application Data\Identities\User id\Microsoft\Outlook Express
For Windows NT, the Pop3.log file is created and stored in:
%Winnt%\Profiles\Username\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook Express\Mail folder
For Windows NT 4.0 is Pop3.log file is created and stored in:
%Winnt%\Profiles\username\Application Data\Identities\User id\Microsoft\Outlook Express
For more information about interpreting the Pop3.log file, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
155515
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/155515/EN-US/
)
How to Enable and Interpret the Pop3.log File
Note: This article is from Microsoft Knowledage Base
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