server to send emails,if you are looking for settings to configure with an email clientSet Up Outgoing (SMTP) AOL Email in Any Email ProgramTo set up your email program to send mail through AOL: Set the outgoing (SMTP) mail server to smtp.aol.com.Make sure SMTP authentication is enabled for this server.Enter your screenname as the user name andyour AOL screennname's password as the password.Make sure the SMTP server port is set to 587.
The AOL email service is a web based system, designed for managing your AOL mailbox via HTTP IMAP access. Unlike Hotmail, you can use any email client to access your AOL mailbox, as long as it supports the IMAP protocol. AOL Incoming Mail Server (IMAP) - imap.aol.com (port 143) AOL Outgoing Mail Server - smtp.aol.com or use your local ISP SMTP mail server
SMTP and POP are two of the three methods for handling email. POP stands for Post Office Protocol and allows you to download email from a server, and SMTP which stands for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, allows you to send email.
SMTP - 25, 465, and 587 POP - 109, 110, and 995 IMAP - 143, 220, and 993
Because of pop, imap and smtp
If you have a @scicable.com email address the POP & SMTP servers are mail.scicable.comfor @scicable.net addresses it would be mail.scicable.net
SMTP because SMTP handles outgoing mail while Post Office Protocol (POP or POP3) is responsible for incoming mail.
POP
SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) - sends mail only POP (Post Office Protocol) - retrieves mail and manages mailboxes IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) - retrieves mail and manages mailboxes
SMTP (simple transfer mail protocol) which is used as the outgoing mail server and it uses port number :25 POP3 (Post Office Protocol 3) is the most recent version of a standard protocol for receiving e-mail. POP3 is a client/server protocol in which e-mail is received and held for you by your Internet server and it uses port 110
There are many more than three protocols which can operate at the application layer. Some of these are; Telnet FTP TFTP SMTP IMAP POP DNS RARP BOOTP SNMP CMOT
I have not been able to get on in a few days. So I'm thinking it is down.