Authentication errors using Mail service on 2003 std

I added the e-mail server role to my server.
and put in my domain and set up a few test users

but I have a problem when I go to use the accounts.
I'm using outlook express as my mail client and it says the server is
rejecting the password. I've tripple checked to make shure I got the
usernames and password right, still that's the error i get. So it's obvsly
finding the server, but it's not loging in correctly.

I don't have active directory installed, I did have IIS installed and
running a webpage before I installed the e-mail. and I'm using the "Local
Windows Accounts"
as my Authentication method. I do see the accounts in the "local users and
groups" and they are only a member of the "POP3 Users" group.

Egbert
Tue Oct 11 02:25:34 CDT 2005


"KitRamos" <KitRamos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C342A1CB-AA43-4AC9-AD0F-32058833E120@microsoft.com...
>I added the e-mail server role to my server.
> and put in my domain and set up a few test users
>
> but I have a problem when I go to use the accounts.
> I'm using outlook express as my mail client and it says the server is
> rejecting the password. I've tripple checked to make shure I got the
> usernames and password right, still that's the error i get. So it's obvsly
> finding the server, but it's not loging in correctly.
>
> I don't have active directory installed, I did have IIS installed and
> running a webpage before I installed the e-mail. and I'm using the "Local
> Windows Accounts"
> as my Authentication method. I do see the accounts in the "local users and
> groups" and they are only a member of the "POP3 Users" group.

Make sure the POP3 users are allowed 'Access this computer from network.'
(see administrative, local policy)

Kristofer
Tue Oct 11 12:12:08 CDT 2005

Hello,

Make sure that if you use SPA, configure the client to use Secure Password
Authentication. If you do not use SPA, do not have this enabled in the
client.

Also be aware of that the username is different depending on if SPA is
used or not.

Not SPA:
username@domain.com

SPA:
username



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Regards,
Kristofer Gafvert (IIS MVP)
http://www.gafvert.info/iis/ - IIS Related Info


KitRamos wrote:

>I added the e-mail server role to my server.
>and put in my domain and set up a few test users
>
>but I have a problem when I go to use the accounts.
>I'm using outlook express as my mail client and it says the server is
>rejecting the password. I've tripple checked to make shure I got the
>usernames and password right, still that's the error i get. So it's obvsly
>finding the server, but it's not loging in correctly.
>
>I don't have active directory installed, I did have IIS installed and
>running a webpage before I installed the e-mail. and I'm using the "Local
>Windows Accounts"
>as my Authentication method. I do see the accounts in the "local users and
>groups" and they are only a member of the "POP3 Users" group.