Use these settings to access AOL mail from another email client or app.

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Access your AOL Mail and respond to it in any compatible email client or app by entering specific information about AOL Mail and your account.

Input the AOL Mail IMAP server settings to access AOL Mail messages and folders in Outlook, Mac Mail, Windows 10 Mail, Thunderbird, Incredimail, or in an email app for a compatible provider.

The phone is preconfigured to contain the IMAP settings except for your username and password.

When you set up your AOL account in a different email provider or app, youll enter specific information that gives the other provider access to your AOL mail.

For AOL email, this is your AOL screen name plus aol.com, for example, useraol.com.

To respond to or send new email from your AOL Mail account, enter these SMTP settings in the fields provided during the account setup to send outgoing email through to your AOL Mail account from any email program.

When you access AOL Mail from another email application, you can send and receive emails, and you have access to your AOL folders.

Deleted mail: Some email applications do not show deleted mail.

Some show deleted emails in the original folder but mark the message for deletion.

AOL recommends using the IMAP settings in an email client instead of POP3, although both protocols are supported.

Whatever you do with a message on the email service or app shows up in the AOL Mail interface at AOL.

If you delete the email in one place, it isnt deleted in the other.

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