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If you're having issues sending and receiving emails for your AOL Mail account in a third-party email application, you may need to reauthenticate your account by removing and re-entering your password or removing and re-adding your AOL Mail account.
If your third-party email app is having issues connecting, sending, or receiving emails, you may need to reconfigure your account or update the app. Use these steps to identify and fix the source of the problem.
Most email software and applications have an account settings menu where you'll need to update the IMAP or POP3 settings. When entering your account info, make sure you use your full email address, including @aol.com, and that the SSL encryption is enabled for incoming and outgoing mail.
Temporarily disable your firewall and check whether or not you're able to connect to the internet. If your firewall software isn't on the list linked, you will need to contact your firewall software provider for additional info. Disable Protected Mode in Internet Explorer
Before SMTP AUTH, a relay client had to be identified by IP address, which is only practical for email services provided by the same Internet service provider (ISP) supplying the connection, or else using specific hacks, such as POP before SMTP.
AOL is committed to protecting the privacy and security of our members. To maintain the security of your account while accessing AOL Mail through third-party apps, it's necessary to keep your connection settings updated.
Link-local addresses may be assigned manually by an administrator or by automatic operating system procedures. In Internet Protocol (IP) networks, they are assigned most often using stateless address autoconfiguration, a process that often uses a stochastic process to select the value of link-local addresses, assigning a pseudo-random address that is different for each session.
PAP authentication is only done at the time of the initial link establishment, and verifies the identity of the client using a two-way handshake. Client sends username and password. This is sent repeatedly until a response is received from the server. Server sends authentication-ack (if credentials are OK) or authentication-nak (otherwise) [2]