Select the 'Add Account' option under the 'Account Information' subsection. Select the 'Manually configure server settings' option. Click 'Internet Email,' and then click the 'Next' button. Enter your name, AOL email address and your AOL password in the appropriate boxes.
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Select 'POP3' from the 'Account Type' drop-down menu. Enter your AOL email address and password under the 'Logon Information' subsection. Place a check in the 'Remember Password' box.
Click the 'More Settings' option. Select the 'Outgoing Server' tab. Place a check in the 'My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication' box. Select the 'Advanced' tab. Enter '587' in the 'Outgoing Server (SMTP)' text box. Click the 'OK' button.
Select next, and then click 'Finish.'
. The Your Name section should be whatever name you want to be identified as when sending mail. For Email Address, enter your full AOL address, like [email protected]. In the Server Information section, pick from the drop-down menu and then imap.aol.com for the Incoming mail server and smtp.aol.com for the Outgoing mail server (SMTP). Type your AOL email username and password in those fields at the bottom of the Add Account screen, but make sure to drop the 'aol.com' portion (e.g. If your email is [email protected], just enter homers). Make sure the Remember password box is checked so you don't have to enter your AOL Mail password each time you want to use the account.