"Jon Carlson" <joncarlson@nospam.nospam> wrote in message
news:e8q5zaugHHA.4140@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> I've got a Windows 2003 SMTP server with POP3 service. It was stable
> and in use for a long time with Outlook 2000. I used the "Use Secure
> Password Authentication" feature in OL2K, and I never had to store
> the password in Outlook it always used my Windows login credentials.
> It worked with both the POP3 and SMTP server.
>
> For a variety of stupid reasons I tried to install Exchange 2003
> (eventually got it working), upgraded to OL2003, found a bunch of
> hassles with it, and then uninstalled Exchange. But I've kept OL2003
> on the clients.
>
> Now, I have plain old SMTP/POP3 back on my server and it seems to be
> mostly working.
>
> However, if I check the "Use Secure Password Authentication" in
> OL2003, on one machine it doesn't work at all (error message to the
> effect that the POP3 server won't do it), on one machine POP3 uses
> it but SMTP won't (it'll eventually time out and fall back to using
> Basic Authentication). And either case it requires storing the
> password in the Outlook dialog box - it doesn't seem to be picking
> it up from my Windows login.
>
> Can someone tell me whether OL2003 is SUPPOSED to be able to log in
> without having a password stored? Second, any other insights on what
> might be screwing the whole thing up?
>
> Thanks for any help!
>
>
>
> --
>
> -Jon C.
>
>
>

"Jon Carlson" <joncarlson@nospam.nospam> wrote in message
news:uABt3mvgHHA.208@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Now both machines are behaving the same, so perhaps I was doing something
> different on one or the other without realizing it. However, here's what
> they are doing:
>
> - SMTP won't do Windows Authentication. It'll either time out and fall
> back to Basic, or I can disable it on the server and then the clients
> don't go through the timeout but they obviously still only do Basic.
>
> - When I use SPA (for either or both POP3/SMTP), I must store the password
> in OL2003 (or be prompted for the password each time OL2003 starts up). In
> OL2000 it would use the Windows login credentials.
>
>
> Sorry for the long winded post and correction. Any thoughts still
> appreciated. Thanks!
>
> -Jon C.
>
>
>
> "Jon Carlson" <joncarlson@nospam.nospam> wrote in message
> news:e8q5zaugHHA.4140@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> I've got a Windows 2003 SMTP server with POP3 service. It was stable and
>> in use for a long time with Outlook 2000. I used the "Use Secure Password
>> Authentication" feature in OL2K, and I never had to store the password in
>> Outlook it always used my Windows login credentials. It worked with both
>> the POP3 and SMTP server.
>>
>> For a variety of stupid reasons I tried to install Exchange 2003
>> (eventually got it working), upgraded to OL2003, found a bunch of hassles
>> with it, and then uninstalled Exchange. But I've kept OL2003 on the
>> clients.
>>
>> Now, I have plain old SMTP/POP3 back on my server and it seems to be
>> mostly working.
>>
>> However, if I check the "Use Secure Password Authentication" in OL2003,
>> on one machine it doesn't work at all (error message to the effect that
>> the POP3 server won't do it), on one machine POP3 uses it but SMTP won't
>> (it'll eventually time out and fall back to using Basic Authentication).
>> And either case it requires storing the password in the Outlook dialog
>> box - it doesn't seem to be picking it up from my Windows login.
>>
>> Can someone tell me whether OL2003 is SUPPOSED to be able to log in
>> without having a password stored? Second, any other insights on what
>> might be screwing the whole thing up?
>>
>> Thanks for any help!
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> -Jon C.
>>
>>
>>
>
>