Hi, Rose.
The obvious answer is for you to ask Excite.
Microsoft doesn't (officially) know the server name for my ISP
(mail.grandecom.net, both incoming and outgoing) or for yours or anybody
else's. That information comes from your ISP or whomever provides your
email service. The same outfit that assigned your UserName for use on their
server. The information should be in the packet you (might have) received
from Excite when you signed up. If you signed up online, there may have
been an email or you may have downloaded files that told you what you needed
to know. In addition to your UserName, password and server name(s), you
also need to know which security features to check, such as SPA.
If all else fails, go to
http://www.excite.com/ and ask. Or wait here for
another Excite customer to tell you what you need to know.
All this has not changed from Windows to Vista - and it is the same no
matter which email client you are using.
RC
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R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
(e-mail address removed)
Microsoft Windows MVP
(Running Windows Live Mail beta in Vista Ultimate x64)