Configuring Outlook to receive email from AOL?

[Rachels]

My parents have AOL (blecccchhhh) and frequently run into email headaches. They have Outlook installed on their computers, and I was wondering if I can configure it to receive their AOL email. Can anyone walk me through that? I was trying to figure out how to find the pop3 and smtp info for AOL but I don't know how to locate it.

-Rachel
Mama to Abigail Rose
5/18/02
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Nursed for three years!

and Ethan James
10/19/05
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"When you know better, you do better."
Maya

[rclasco]

When we had MSN internet access I found out how to configure Outlook for it by searching the MSN account page. I had to login into my MSN internet account & search. Maybe AOL has something similar.

[annex]

To be honest, I wouldn't set up Outlook unless they've used it before. Most email viruses and worms are designed to exploit Microsoft software. Even with virus protection software, it's safer to use other mail clients. I set my parents up with Thunderbird (the free mail client kin to the Firefox browser) and they have gotten used to it very quickly. They even have handy instructions for setting it up to use AOL email:

http://www.mozilla.org/support/thunderbird/faq#aol

HTH,
Anne

[stillplayswithbarbies]

they can just go to http://www.aol.com and log on and read the emails from there, they don't need to actually start up AOL. That can be easier for some people.

I don't think you can access AOL mail from Outlook.