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AOL Mail

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Available in
  
54 languages

Website
  
mail.aol.com

Registration
  
Required

Owner
  
AOL

Commercial
  
Yes

Type of site
  
Web application (E-mail, webmail)

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. During the summer of 2012, AOL Mail got a new look, its first significant overhaul in five years.

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Features

AOL Mail has the following features available at no cost:

  • Email storage capacity: unlimited
  • Email attachment limit: 25 MB
  • Supported protocols: POP3, SMTP, IMAP
  • 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
  • Virus protection
  • 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
  • Supports SSL/HTTPS after login
  • Account inactivity

    If an AOL Mail account is inactive for 90 days, it may become deactivated, at which point any emails sent to it may not be delivered and may be returned to sender. After 180 days of inactivity, the account may be deleted.

    AOL Project Phoenix

    An email program by AOL that 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.

    References

    AOL Mail Wikipedia