AOL Mail
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AOL Mail
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| Developer(s) | AOL |
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| Initial release | March 21, 2004 |
| Operating system | Cross-platform (web application) |
| Type | POP3, IMAP, E-mail, webmail |
| Website | http://webmail.aol.com/ |
AOL Mail is a free web-based email (webmail) service provided by AOL. The service is sometimes referred to as AIM Mail where AIM stands for AOL Instant Messenger which is AOL's instant messaging service. In mid-May 2012, AOL Mail got a new look.
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Features
AOL Mail has the following features available at no cost:
- Email storage capacity: unlimited
- Email attachment limit: 25 MB[1]
- Account expiry on inactivity: 6 months
- Supported protocols: POP3, SMTP, IMAP (free Yahoo! Mail accounts cannot be linked to AOL)[2]
- Link to other email accounts from other service providers (such as Gmail and Hotmail).
- Ads: are displayed while working with the e-mail account. Embedded links within emails are automatically disabled and can only be activated by the email user.
- Spam protection[3][4]
- Virus protection[5]
- Spell checking
- AIM Panel with a full buddy list, and indicators to show presence of online buddies, as well as shortcuts to sponsored popular web sites.
- email unsend capability (for mails sent to another AOL or AIM mailbox)
- Domains: @aol.com and additionally @love.com, @ygm.com (short for you've got mail), @games.com, and @wow.com[2]
AOL Project Phoenix
The new email program by AOL features a Quick Bar where emails, text messages, and AOL Instant Messenger messages can be sent from one area. It also lets people add up to five accounts into it. It features a search feature that will load photos, attachments, addresses, and dates from emails. It is currently being tested and can only be accessed by an invitation.[6]
See also
References
- ^ "Larger Attachments Rolling Forward". mailblog.aol.com. 2010-01-11. http://mailblog.aol.com/2010/02/11/larger-attachments-rolling-forward. Retrieved 2010-01-20.
- ^ a b AOL's 'Project Phoenix' e-mail overhaul is here, CNET, 2010-10-14, http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-20022736-36.html, retrieved 2011-03-09
- ^ "Use AOL Mail and Spam Controls". Help.channels.aol.com. http://help.channels.aol.com/kjump.adp?articleId=217148. Retrieved 2009-09-17.[dead link]
- ^ "America Online Acquires Mailblocks". August 4, 2004. http://www.clickz.com/showPage.html?page=3390481. Retrieved 2008-10-24.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-20022736-36.html
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