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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. Unofficial AOL Email FAQ by bcolflesh · · Score: 5, Informative

    Accessing the AOL Mail System using
    IMAP & Authenticated SMTP
    An Unofficial Guide

  2. Re:And the best IMAP Client is... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    If you're wondering what IMAP IDLE is, and why you should care, read this review of IMAP email clients -- by an MS developer who works on their email software (the review's conclusion may surprise you).