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AOL Mail
Developer(s) AOL
Initial release March 21, 2004 (2004-03-21)
Operating system Cross-platform (web application)
Type POP3, IMAP, E-mail, webmail
Website mail.aol.commail.aol.com lite

AOL Mail (sometimes referred to as AIM Mail) is a web-based email (webmail) service provided by AOL. Its main competitors are Gmail, Windows Live Hotmail and Yahoo! Mail. The "AIM" in the name stands for AOL Instant Messenger, AOL's instant messaging program.

AOL Mail is free and also features an option for creating an email address for a custom domain.

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Features

AOL Mail has the following features available at no cost:

Advertising is displayed while working with the e-mail account. Users can also read and send mail using IMAP and POP3 capable email programs, such as Microsoft Outlook, Mozilla Thunderbird, and Apple Mail. Embedded links within emails are automatically disabled and can be activated by the email user.

Customized domains

AOL mail has recently launched Tunome, which gives users customized domain names for example: luckymail.com, games.com and blackvoices.com 4.

New development

AOL Mail recently launched a new beta version of their webmail with new applications and a newer color scheme 5.

Technology acquired by AOL for AOL Mail

In 2004, AOL acquired antispam company Mailblocks, inc. with the stated purpose of integrating its challenge-response technology into AOL Mail.6

See also

References

  1. ^ "Larger Attachments Rolling Forward". mailblog.aol.com. 2010-01-11. http://mailblog.aol.com/2010/02/11/larger-attachments-rolling-forward. Retrieved 2010-01-20. 
  2. ^ "Use AOL Mail and Spam Controls". Help.channels.aol.com. http://help.channels.aol.com/kjump.adp?articleId=217148. Retrieved 2009-09-17. 
  3. ^ http://help.aol.com/help/microsites/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=222031&sliceId=1&docTypeID=DT_AOLFAQS_1_1&dialogID=9362812&stateId=1%200%209376610
  4. ^ "Find a FREE email address that reflects the real YOU!". Tunome. http://tunome.com. Retrieved 2009-09-17. 
  5. ^ "AOL Launches New Version of Web Mail and Announces Upcoming Availability of Open APIs : New Plug-ins Gallery Offers One-Click Access to Gmail, Yahoo! Mail and Other Sites; New Themes Create a More Personalized Experience". Prweb.com. 2008-12-17. http://www.prweb.com/releases/web_mail/aol_web/prweb1765424.htm. Retrieved 2009-09-17. 
  6. ^ "America Online Acquires Mailblocks". August 4, 2004. http://www.clickz.com/showPage.html?page=3390481. Retrieved 2008-10-24. 

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