Outlook on AOL
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Outlook on AOL
I have an AOL broadband account. I also use Outlook for some of my work stuff (using dial up). Is it possible for me to send Outlook emails over my AOL broadband connection. I am not looking to use my aol account on Outlook, just my work one?
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
Last edited by Maxflyer; 3rd October 2006 at 13:58. Reason: Forgot something
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Try it out by downloading a copy of Thunderbird (email client by the Firefox people), and putting in the settings that Outlook has on your dial-up account. Tx/Rx a couple of test messages.
Once you've proved it, delete Thunderbird and use Outlook.
Once you've proved it, delete Thunderbird and use Outlook.
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Maxflyer . . . . .
Can't see why not.
Even without going down the 'Thunderbird test route', just send a test e-mail from your Outlook account back to your Outlook account and copy to your AOL account, without connecting to dial-up (assuming broadband is connected).
Do I assume the question probably due to your Outlook (dial-up preferred) POP3/SMTP settings not being AOL related? Still shouldn't be a problem (I think; never know with AOL). I'm running Outlook, both on broadband and dial-up (same account), via an e-mail host completely separate from my ISP.
NB: Different but related issue arises sometimes when somebody using AOL's proprietary e-mail client suddenly wants to use Outlook/Outlook Express. Then it's a case of enquiring about and then enabling the AOL POP3/SMTP settings. But even if you have got these on your Outlook (suspect not?) it should work.
Can't see why not.
Even without going down the 'Thunderbird test route', just send a test e-mail from your Outlook account back to your Outlook account and copy to your AOL account, without connecting to dial-up (assuming broadband is connected).
Do I assume the question probably due to your Outlook (dial-up preferred) POP3/SMTP settings not being AOL related? Still shouldn't be a problem (I think; never know with AOL). I'm running Outlook, both on broadband and dial-up (same account), via an e-mail host completely separate from my ISP.
NB: Different but related issue arises sometimes when somebody using AOL's proprietary e-mail client suddenly wants to use Outlook/Outlook Express. Then it's a case of enquiring about and then enabling the AOL POP3/SMTP settings. But even if you have got these on your Outlook (suspect not?) it should work.
