A screenshot of a AOL Mail inbox in January 2014.
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Type of site
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Web application (E-mail, webmail) |
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Available in | 54 languages |
Owner | AOL |
Website | mail |
Commercial | Yes |
Registration | Required |
Launched | 21 March 1993 |
Current status | Online |
Content license
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Proprietary |
AOL Mail, stylized as Aol Mail., is a free web-based email service provided by AOL (known until 2009 as "America Online"). The service is sometimes referred to as AIM Mail where "AIM" stands for AOL Instant Messenger.
In the summer of 2012, AOL Mail underwent its first significant design overhaul in several years.
AOL Mail has the following features available at no cost:
If an AOL Mail account is inactive for 90 days, it may become deactivated, at which point any emails sent to it may not be delivered and may be returned to sender. After 180 days of inactivity, the account may be deleted.
An email program by AOL that features a Quick Bar where emails, text messages, and AOL Instant Messenger messages can be sent from one area. It also lets people add up to five accounts into it. It features a search feature that will load photos, attachments, addresses, and dates from emails.