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AOL from Win 98 and IE

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modorney

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Sep 5, 2000
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I have AOL and Win 98. Suppose I open in IE and find a job - with an e-mail link like
goodjob@headhunter.com
If I click on this link, I am asked to set up e-mail and the Wizard wants an incoming (POP3, IMAP, or HTTP) mailbox server and an outgoing - SMTP - server.

What do I enter for AOL?
 
First off- as far as I know, AOL doesn't support POP3/SMTP email- the only way you can get your AOL mail is through the AOL software.<br><br>Secondly- you don't want to be getting that wizard in the first place. Ideally, AOL should be set up to take all mailto: requests. As I don't have AOL, I'm not sure how to set that up, but it should be somewhere in the AOL Options section. You can also try here in IE: &quot;Tools -&gt; Internet Options -&gt; Programs&quot;. See what's selected in the &quot;Email&quot; drop-down box. Hopefully, you can select AOL in the dropdown box, but I'm not sure.<br><br>Best of luck. <p>Liam Morley<br><A HREF="mailto:"></A><br>&quot;light the deep, and bring silence to the world.<br>light the world, and bring depth to the silence.&quot;
 
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