Setting Up AOL
Email Accounts on Outlook Express
Using AOL's open email access, any email client with IMAP
support can read and send AOL email.
Since Outlook Express is a very capable IMAP email client, it can
be your very capable AOL email client, too. You get to use all the
comfort, power and stationery of Outlook Express while keeping
your AOL email address.
To access an AOL email account with Outlook Express:
- ›› Step by Step Screenshot Walkthrough
- Select Tools | Accounts... from the menu in Outlook Express.
- Click Add.
- Choose Mail....
- Enter your name.
- Click Next.
- Enter your AOL email address (your AOL screen name plus "@aol.com",
- "tinatemplate@aol.com").
- Click Next again.
- Make sure IMAP is selected under My incoming mail server is a __
server.
- Type "imap.aol.com" in the Incoming mail (POP3 or IMAP) server:
field.
- Enter "smtp.aol.com" under Outgoing mail (SMTP) server:.
- Click Next >.
- Type your AOL screen name under Account name:.
- Enter your AOL screen name's password in the Password: field.
- Click Next > again.
- Click Finish.
- Highlight imap.aol.com in the Internet Accounts window.
- Click Properties.
- Go to the Servers tab.
- Make sure My server requires authentication is
checked at the bottom.
- Now go to the Advanced tab.
- Enter "587" under Server Port Numbers for
Outgoing mail (SMTP):.
- Finally, go to the IMAP tab.
- Make sure Store special folders on IMAP server is not checked.
- Click OK.
- Click Close in the Internet Accounts window.
- Now, select Yes to download the AOL folders list in Outlook
Express.
- Click OK.
Cliff Notes for Advanced Users:
Make sure your email client supports IMAP.
Create a new account with the following configuration options:
IMAP server: imap.aol.com.
IMAP login: your AOL screenname.
IMAP password: your AOL screenname password.
IMAP port: 143.
Outgoing:
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 and
your AOL screennname's password as the password.
Make sure the SMTP server port is set to 587.
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