That way, you always get to see the up-to-date version of your inbox regardless of how you access it. IMAP is far more flexible because it continuously synchronizes the information about your emails between the AOL server on which they reside and individual clients. When you delete a local copy of an email message, the original isn’t affected, and the same is true the other way around. If you choose to use POP for your AOL Mail server settings, then your email client will download copies of emails stored in your AOL inbox (not any other folder).

While both POP and IMAP make it possible to retrieve AOL messages, there are several important differences between them, and you should think about them when configuring email settings for AOL. Looking for Gmail settings or Outlook email settings? Our Blog's Email Settings category contains specs for all major mail service providers. IMAP Username: Your full email address Password: Your email account password POP3 Username: Your full email address Password: Your email account password

The AOL POP3 settings and AOL IMAP settings are used to access messages sent to your AOL Mail address from third-party email clients.

SMTP Username: Your full email address Password: Your email account password AOL Email Receiving Settings The following AOL SMTP settings are used for sending email messages through AOL servers using third-party email clients.

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