AOL email users can set up and use their email accounts on all email programs that support IMAP or POP. With the correct AOL email settings, you can set up your AOL email account in email clients such as Microsoft Outlook, Thunderbird, Outlook Express, Apple Mail, Eudora, Foxmail, etc. IMAP or POP are different mail protocols that allow you to access, view and download emails from a mail server to mail client. These days, IMAP is the more common option. It keeps your email (and folders) on the remote email server. IMAP also allows you to use multiple devices, including mobiles, to access the mail server and keep all devices synced with the mail server.
Setup AOL Email Account using IMAP
You can use below IMAP settings information to set up your AOL email on an email client.
- Email Address: your full AOL email addresss, like jack@aol.com
- IMAP Username: your full AOL email addresss, like jack@aol.com
- IMAP Port: Use port 143 for standard or 993 for SSL connections
- Incoming Mail Server: imap.aol.com
- SMTP Outgoing Server Address: smtp.aol.com
- SMTP Username: your full AOL email addresss, same as IMAP username
- SMTP Port: 587
- SMTP Password: password you use to login to AOL mail account
- For a secure connection check the SSL option for IMAP/POP and TLS for SMTP in your mail program.
Set up AOL Email Account using POP
You can use below POP settings information to set up your AOL email on an email client.
- Email Address: your full AOL email addresss, like jack@aol.com
- POP Username: your full AOL email addresss, like jack@aol.com
- POP Port: Use port 110 for standard or 995 for SSL connections
- Incoming Mail Server: pop.aol.com
- SMTP Outgoing Server Address: smtp.aol.com
- SMTP Username: your full AOL email addresss, same as IMAP username
- SMTP Port: 587
- SMTP Password: password you use to login to AOL mail account
- For a secure connection check the SSL option for IMAP/POP and TLS for SMTP in your mail program.
- Remember to check the option for leaving messages on the server
Note: above AOL email settings and information apply to manual configuration on various devices and email software. Many of the mordern email programs however will automatically input most of these info for you. See some examples as following
Web Source : AOL Imap Smtp Settings