how to configure outlook to receive email for sharepoint

please tell me hot to verify that share point have sent mail to outlook!
did not i have to configure something on outlook to receive email

SharePoint cannot send to Outlook.

SharePoint cannot send to Outlook.  SharePoint can only send mail to an
outgoing SMTP mail server which then sends it out into the network to
eventually land on your incoming mail server. Your copy of Outlook
connects to this incoming mail server to receive mail.  You configure
Outlook to attach to your incoming mail server to do this.  Check in
Outlook "help" how to connect to a mail server.


--rms

www.rmschneider.com

In the SharePoint Central Administration, the mail server IP and address

In the SharePoint Central Administration, the mail server IP and address is
configured under Outgoing Mail Settings. The Mails are handled by the
SharePoint Timer Service which indirectly linked to the e-mailing
functionality. Another way to verify is that on the SharePoint Server go to
command prompt and do a telnet to port 25 and check if you get a EHLO and if
response ok then mail is really configured.

Best Regards,
--
Girish J Bhatia
MOSS Certified, SharePoint Certified, MCSE2003, MCDBA, CCNA, CCNP, CCSA