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AOL Mail IMAP and SMTP settings

AOL Mail migrated onto Yahoo's infrastructure years ago, but keeps its own hostnames and app-password flow.

Connection
IMAP host
imap.aol.com

port 993 · SSL/TLS

SMTP host
smtp.aol.com

port 465 · SSL/TLS

Username

your full email address
password: app-specific
Setup

Connect in three steps

  1. 1

    Enable 2-Step Verification on the AOL account.

  2. 2

    Generate an app password in Account Security.

Watch out

What usually breaks

  • AOL rejects normal account passwords for third-party clients.

  • AOL and Yahoo share account infrastructure but not hostnames.

Detect it

Resolve it instead of hardcoding it

A custom domain on AOL Mail has the same MX infrastructure as the consumer product. That is what mailintel reads.

aol.ts
import { mailintel } from "mailintel";

const result = await mailintel("[email protected]");

result.provider;              // "aol"
result.connection.imap;       // { host: "imap.aol.com", port: 993, security: "tls" }
result.connection.smtp;       // { host: "smtp.aol.com", port: 465, security: "tls" }
result.connection.username;   // "[email protected]"
FAQ
What is AOL Mail's IMAP server?+

imap.aol.com on port 993 using SSL/TLS. The username is the full email address, and an app password is required when two-factor authentication is enabled.

What is AOL Mail's SMTP server?+

smtp.aol.com on port 465 using SSL/TLS. Most clients also accept the alternate submission port with STARTTLS.

Does AOL Mail need an app password?+

Yes, in practice. AOL Mail rejects normal account passwords for IMAP and SMTP once 2FA is on, so generate an app-specific password.