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Maxflyer

15th November 2005 09:57

Sending SMTP email via AOL

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	15th November 2005 11:32

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

15th November 2005 11:38

Details are found at the AOL postmaster site but to help you on your way look here at the official site or here 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	15th November 2005 12:00

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

Maxflyer

15th November 2005 12:05

Nope! Can't get it to work.

Engineer

15th November 2005 18:15

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.

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