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AOL Mail To Be Accessible Via IMAP

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the move-in-right-direction dept.

jfruhlinger writes "News.com.com is reporting that AOL's e-mail service, long accessible only via AOL's proprietary, monolithic app, will be available via IMAP starting Thursday. The story notes that this is part of a series of initiatives from AOL to move content beyond its walled garden and into standards-based formats such as HTML and IMAP that any Internet app can access. Supposedly a 'a dramatically different direction' for Netscape is in the works, too."

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  1. Finally by Andreas(R) · · Score: 5, Funny

    This is one less reason to make fun of aol users :)

    1. Re:Finally by DR+SoB · · Score: 5, Funny

      Haha! No more, "Hey AOL, 1994 called, they want their email service back!"

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    2. Re:Finally by elwell642 · · Score: 5, Funny

      Right. One down, 5.28 million to go.

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  2. important question... by spangineer · · Score: 5, Funny

    This is great news for AOL people, but there is one important issue to worry about...

    Will they still be able to hear the nice person's voice say, "You've Got Mail"?

  3. Egads... by RareHeintz · · Score: 5, Funny

    Wow. It's like they want to be a real ISP or something.

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  4. new mail by grub · · Score: 5, Funny


    "You've got standards-based mail!"

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  5. Funny comment on NPR by The+I+Shing · · Score: 5, Funny

    This reminds me of a funny thing a commentator on NPR said a few years ago, "Having aol.com in your email address is the online equivalent of wearing a Members Only jacket."

    What really makes me cringe is when I see an AOL address on the website of someone who owns his or her own domain name. Why can't you just use your domain name email? Why would you admit that you're an AOL subscriber? my brain screams.

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