AOL users please answer me this

DJMK4 · 10 May 2006 at 12:11

Does AOL restrict the use of 3rd party e-mail?

I have an account with a webhost and i use microsoft outlook to send mail through the pop e-mail account i have. But most of the time it wont let me connect to the SMTP server to send mail.

Recieving is find but sending is a pain.

nst68 · 10 May 2006 at 12:48

My mate is on AOL and about 6 months ago I tired to set up email access (in Outlook) to his companies domain.
It would retrieve but not send.

He got a new PC yesterday and someone else set it up. They used Outlook Express and he can now send and receive thru the domain.

Fingers crossed it's working atm.

DJMK4 · 10 May 2006 at 12:50

Yeah thats the problem i hate, its not totally blocked, now and again i manage to get mail out, problem is its only been the last few months, before that i could both send/recieve all the time with no hassle.

I would phone up AOL themselfs but i thought..."naaahh" not going into that again or else ill end up having a go at them :eek:

nst68 · 10 May 2006 at 12:59

I'm due to go round there tomorrow, will see if he's still able to send, but sounds like its going to be hit & miss :mad:

I've tried to get him to migrate to another ISP, but as he points out he gets 1meg speed and unlimited downloads for about £17 a month, which for his usage is a good deal.

DJMK4 · 10 May 2006 at 14:35

Yeah i started on aol at 512 unlimited, which was good at the time for about £24.99, we connected through a router so no dialling. Then they upgraded us to 1 meg unlimited for free, now they have just upgraded us to 2meg for free.

Service is alright, no connection drops etc, but the e-mail thing is abit of a pain...