Re: Dumb AOL Question

by "Timothy G. Embler" <hwg(at)myrealbox.com>

 Date:  Tue, 7 Mar 2000 13:32:42 -0800
 To:  "J.P. Ambrutis" <jpa(at)aye.net>,
<hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org>
 References:  aye
  todo: View Thread, Original
Yes you can use OE from an AOL connection but you cant check AOL mail..

Tim

----- Original Message -----
From: "J.P. Ambrutis" <jpa(at)aye.net>
To: <hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2000 11:34 AM
Subject: OT: Dumb AOL Question


> Forgive me for being off topic and probably a dumb question... but this is
> the first place I thought to look for help. :)
>
> Knowing NOTHING about AOL, I have a client that uses it...and I haven't
> touched it in many many many years.
> I assume that it doesn't use a standard POP3 mail client but rather a
> proprietary AOL thing.  Correct?
> And I assume that you can't use that same "mail client" to get standard
POP3
> mail from a standard non-AOL mail server. Correct?
>
> Can he run something like Outlook express from his AOL connection and
still
> get to our POP3 server?  And if so, can you check AOL mail from a standard
> POP3 client like Outlook express?
>
> Thank you in advance AOL users :)
>
>

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