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.
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[edit] 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]
[edit] 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]
[edit] See also
[edit] 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.
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- ^ http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-20022736-36.html
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