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AOL Mail is a free web-based email service that offers a simple interface, reliable security, and compatibility with multiple email platforms. It supports both personal and professional communication while providing useful features such as large storage, spam protection, and access through various email clients.
Send email attachments up to 25 MB in size.
New AOL Mail accounts typically include 1 TB of email storage.
Supports POP3, IMAP, and SMTP protocols, making it compatible with most desktop and mobile email applications.
Allows users to link other email accounts, including Gmail and Hotmail, for centralized email management.
Includes built-in spam filtering and virus protection to improve account security.
Uses TLS/HTTPS encryption for secure email access after login.
Offers a spell-check feature to help users compose error-free emails.
Embedded links in received emails are disabled by default and must be manually enabled for additional security.
Displays advertisements while using the free webmail service.
The primary AOL email address uses the @aol.com domain. Previously, AOL also allowed users to create email addresses using several alternative domains, including:
@love.com
@ygm.com ("You've Got Mail")
@games.com
Account Inactivity Policy
If an AOL Mail account remains inactive for 12 consecutive months, AOL may permanently delete the account.
In 1993, both America Online (AOL) and Delphi connected their proprietary email systems to the Internet, allowing users to exchange emails beyond their own networks.
By October 1997, AOL Mail had become the largest email provider in the world, serving approximately 9 million subscribers.
During the same year, AOL introduced NetMail, a web-based version of its email service. Although the first version worked only with Internet Explorer, AOL later released a Java-based version that also supported Netscape Navigator.
In December 1999, NetMail was officially renamed AOL Mail on the Web, reflecting its transition into a broader webmail platform.
In January 2001, AOL introduced an email notification service that delivered alerts to text-based mobile phones and pagers, expanding mobile access to email.
To compete with MSN Hotmail, Yahoo! Mail, and Gmail, AOL tested a completely free webmail service in 2004.
In May 2005, AOL officially launched AIM Mail, offering:
2 GB of email storage
Integration with AOL Instant Messenger (AIM)
Technology based on the MailBlocks platform acquired by AOL
In August 2006, AOL made many of its services, including email, free for broadband users.
During the same period, Netscape Mail users were migrated to the AIM Mail platform.
In November 2010, AOL introduced Project Phoenix, an email application featuring:
A Quick Bar for emails, text messages, and AOL Instant Messenger.
Support for managing up to five email accounts from one interface.
In 2012, AOL launched Alto Mail, a modern email application designed to improve email organization and productivity.
July 2012: AOL Mail had approximately 24 million users.
2021: The number of paying AOL subscribers had declined to approximately 1.5 million.
On March 16, 2017, Verizon, which had acquired AOL in 2015, announced that it would discontinue its own email services for internet subscribers and migrate affected customers to AOL Mail.