AIM Mail

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AIM Mail is a webmail service provided by AOL. Its main competitors are Gmail, MSN Hotmail and Yahoo! Mail. The "AIM" in the name stands for AOL Instant Messenger, AOL's instant messaging program.

A typical AIM Mail Inbox.
A typical AIM Mail Inbox.

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[edit] History

AOL purchased MailBlocks on August 4, 2004, to add an application-like web interface to its AOL Mail service. [1] This interface is also showcased in AIM Mail.

[edit] Features

AIM Mail has the following features available at no cost:

  • 2 GB quota
  • 16 MB attachments
  • Spam protection
  • Virus protection
  • Spell checking
  • Integration with AIM presence
  • Message unsend capability (provided the message is sent to another AOL or AIM mailbox).

Advertising is displayed while working with the e-mail account. Users can also read and send mail using IMAP capable clients, such as Microsoft Outlook, Mozilla Thunderbird, and Apple Mail.

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