aol problem

sheprd · 27 Oct 2015, 02:13 AM

I posted once before on this matter but cannot find that post. I am trying to retrieve mail from aol via pop3 I am using the info given before but doesn't work pop.aol.com port 995 SSL and my user and password anyone able to help? thanks

David · 27 Oct 2015, 02:50 AM

I replied to this in the Fastmail forum, sheprd.

sheprd · 27 Oct 2015, 04:13 AM

Thanks again David I even tried changing browsers IE and FF nothing seems to work I remember once I was able to retrieve mail some years past. from AOL

sheprd · 27 Oct 2015, 09:06 AM

I can retrieve mail from AOL using FM but can't using RB I assume the setup is different with different email services I tried same setup using RB to no avail Is it possible that RB doesn't do pop3

DigitalOrchard · 29 Oct 2015, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by sheprd

I can retrieve mail from AOL using FM but can't using RB I assume the setup is different with different email services I tried same setup using RB to no avail Is it possible that RB doesn't do pop3

Help me understand... you have a Runbox account and you are pulling in your AOL mail into it on a regular basis? Is that correct? Is this a transitional period from an old email address to a new email address? Does AOL support IMAP instead of POP3? Answers to these questions will help me to help you.

sheprd · 29 Oct 2015, 10:55 AM

I have a current AOL acct but wish to retrieve mail to my RB acct. I'm not familiar with imap but I can retrieve mail from aol with my fastmail acct but cannot with my runbox acct. I wish to do this on a daily basis. I believe I have done this in the past but not sure

David · 29 Oct 2015, 12:07 PM

@sheprd: are you sure (when using Runbox) that you are only using the first part of your username (the part before the @ sign) - the server details (and associated info) should be exactly the same, regardless of if you are using Fastmail or Runbox.

sheprd · 29 Oct 2015, 09:25 PM

Yes David I am using the same exact as the FM set up

sheprd · 29 Oct 2015, 10:22 PM

David I used same setup with RB as with FM the forgot about it . Went back to RB in a while and lo and behold there was a retrieved message. What I had been doing was send a message to AOL then trying to retrieve it right then and it would not work but leaving it to RB to do the checking it will work. Thanks again to all responders.

27 Oct 2015, 02:13 AM	#1
sheprd The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: VA, USA Posts: 2,789	aol problem I posted once before on this matter but cannot find that post. I am trying to retrieve mail from aol via pop3 I am using the info given before but doesn't work pop.aol.com port 995 SSL and my user and password anyone able to help? thanks

27 Oct 2015, 02:50 AM	#2
David Ultimate Contributor Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Canada. Posts: 10,355	I replied to this in the Fastmail forum, sheprd.

27 Oct 2015, 04:13 AM	#3
sheprd The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: VA, USA Posts: 2,789	Thanks again David I even tried changing browsers IE and FF nothing seems to work I remember once I was able to retrieve mail some years past. from AOL

27 Oct 2015, 09:06 AM	#4
sheprd The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: VA, USA Posts: 2,789	I can retrieve mail from AOL using FM but can't using RB I assume the setup is different with different email services I tried same setup using RB to no avail Is it possible that RB doesn't do pop3

29 Oct 2015, 10:55 AM	#6
sheprd The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: VA, USA Posts: 2,789	I have a current AOL acct but wish to retrieve mail to my RB acct. I'm not familiar with imap but I can retrieve mail from aol with my fastmail acct but cannot with my runbox acct. I wish to do this on a daily basis. I believe I have done this in the past but not sure

29 Oct 2015, 12:07 PM	#7
David Ultimate Contributor Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Canada. Posts: 10,355	@sheprd: are you sure (when using Runbox) that you are only using the first part of your username (the part before the @ sign) - the server details (and associated info) should be exactly the same, regardless of if you are using Fastmail or Runbox.

29 Oct 2015, 09:25 PM	#8
sheprd The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: VA, USA Posts: 2,789	Yes David I am using the same exact as the FM set up

29 Oct 2015, 10:22 PM	#9
sheprd The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: VA, USA Posts: 2,789	David I used same setup with RB as with FM the forgot about it . Went back to RB in a while and lo and behold there was a retrieved message. What I had been doing was send a message to AOL then trying to retrieve it right then and it would not work but leaving it to RB to do the checking it will work. Thanks again to all responders.