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How to Setup Outlook to Receive AOL Mail

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If you use America Online and want to use Microsoft Outlook, follow these steps to set up Outlook.

  1. Open Outlook
  2. Click on Tools
  3. Click on E-mail Accounts
  4. Put the dot in Add a new e-mail account
  5. Click Next
  6. Put the dot in IMAP
  7. Click Next
  8. Enter your name under Your Name
  9. Enter your AOL email address
  10. Put your logon information in.
  11. For the Incoming mail server (IMAP), enter imap.aol.com
  12. For the Outgoing mail server (SMTP), enter smtp.aol.com
  13. Click More Settings
  14. Click the Outgoing Server tab
  15. Check My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication
  16. Click the Advanced tab
  17. Change the Outgoing server (SMTP): to 587
  18. Click OK
  19. Click Next
  20. Click Finish