Outlook constantly ask for username/password

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Xaos

I am using Outlook 2003

I have my AOL account setup where I am able to send and receive email
from AOL. Lately, a box pops up which says:

PLEASE ENTER YOUR USERNAME AND PASSWORD FOR THE FOLLOWING SERVER:

SERVER: IMAP.AOL.COM
USERNAME: MY USERNAME
PASSWORD: MY PASSWORD

(REMEMBER PASSWORD BOX IS UNCHECKED)

The username and password are usually already filled in, but I put it in
again, just to be sure it was correct. Even after I put in the correct
username and password, that box pops up again and continues to ask for
this information. I am trying to see if it does the same thing on the
laptop as well as the desktop.

I also tried checking the remember password box, and that doesn't work
either.

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance!

Chaz
 
Xaos said:
I am using Outlook 2003

I have my AOL account setup where I am able to send and receive email from
AOL. Lately, a box pops up which says:

PLEASE ENTER YOUR USERNAME AND PASSWORD FOR THE FOLLOWING SERVER:

SERVER: IMAP.AOL.COM
USERNAME: MY USERNAME
PASSWORD: MY PASSWORD

(REMEMBER PASSWORD BOX IS UNCHECKED)

The username and password are usually already filled in, but I put it in
again, just to be sure it was correct. Even after I put in the correct
username and password, that box pops up again and continues to ask for
this information. I am trying to see if it does the same thing on the
laptop as well as the desktop.

I also tried checking the remember password box, and that doesn't work
either.

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance!

Chaz
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If it keeps asking for the password, it's probably because the password is
being rejected. Telling it to remember a password it doesn't like won't
help. There are a number of reasons for this, including the server having
issues, and Outlook having the password or username wrong.

The password and account name may actually be correct; the problem may be
with the email server itself. Try using a web interface to get to your
mail account and verify or reset the password and verify the user name. If
you can't get in via the web interface, there's either a server problem you
can't fix (but the ISP can, and is probably trying to fix right now) or you
have the password wrong - perhaps the caps lock key is on.


HTH
-pk
 
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