Sending SMTP email via AOL

[Maxflyer]

I have AOL broadband at home and want to know if I can send outlook express email messages from my work account via the AOL broadband link at home?

[BOAC]

IIRC, yes, as long as you have an email account OTHER than AOL. AOL are merely providing the connection to b/band for you, but it used to be the case that you cannot send AOL emails via OE.

[Engineer]

Details are found at the AOL postmaster site but to help you on your way look here (http://postmaster.info.aol.com/imap/express.html) at the official site or here (http://members.aol.com/adamkb/aol/mailfaq/imap/) for the unofficial site :ok:

I don't use a windows based OS but on the mac I can send and receive email with mac mail using my aol account :O

[BOAC]

Well I'll be.............:D

[Maxflyer]

Nope! Can't get it to work.

[Engineer]

As an experiment I have just configured outlook express, (virtual PC on a mac) using the AOL instructions and was able to read and send emails. So it does work on a windows based OS (both on 2000 and XP) and definitely when using mac OSX.