Get my AOL e-mail without using their software [vb]

[m7j4p7]

Hi,

I use AOL, but I would really like to be able to write a program which I can run when I connect to AOL that downloads all my AOL e-mail so that I can manipulate it - my own Outlook Express which will work with AOL in short.

Can I do this? I know that AOL uses its own set of protocols and so that is why Outlook and Outlook Express does not support it.

Thanks.

 

[AndreRyan]

It is possible but youll need to get their command set, without the list of commands and the servers address, you cant do much.

 

[m7j4p7]

Originally posted by AndreRyan
It is possible but youll need to get their command set, without the list of commands and the servers address, you cant do much.

Can I ask them for this, or is it a closely guarded secret for security reasons?

 

[PlausiblyDamp]

bit of background:
http://www.emailman.com/aol/#why
bit of good news:
http://www.betanews.com/article.php3?sid=1070617514
may not be worth the trouble of starting a large project....

 

[m7j4p7]

Thanks,

But I still think that writing my own will give me a lot more control over my email!

 

[Derek Stone]

Switchin ISPs would give you better control of your email!

 

[m7j4p7]

I dont want to do that, because I have a large number of people and services who e-mail me at AOL and I dont want to have to go around changing my e-mail address at all of them!

 

[TheWizardofInt]

Were you ever able to accomplish this?

 

[Arch4ngel]

I will change from AOL to anything anytime.

Even if it means changing my mail address.

Sorry for those who like AOL ... but it really sux. And I really think its true.

 

[ThePentiumGuy]

i dont wanna start a flame war here lol,
but i agree with Arch4ngel, -> costs too much $,
but thats off topic

mjp47 -> try email forwarding (i thnk tahts what its called lol) it forwards your mail to a new account and itll notify the ppl who email you what your new email is

 

[bri189a]

Mass mail your people and give them your new email address, that is much better than keeping that virus, I mean AOL software on your computer.

 

[Arch4ngel]

AOL dont respect the standard for the internet right ?
So punish them by changing ISP.
Punish them for giving you hard work.
Punish them for giving you so much to care about.

And please all your friends to see you change from AOL to anything else.

By the way... by changing youll make more friend and you wont be kicked from mIRC (we used to kick those little AOL freak ).

AOL is as used as the Pope in Vatican. So please make someone happy by changing ISP. Other ISP charge less anyway.

 

[HJB417]

I think another alternative is to create a proxy/wrapper service.
AOL email can be accessed via the web.
You could use the HttpWebRequest & HttpWebResponse objects to send and receive aol emails.

To make it work with Outlook/OE, youll need to create at least a smtp server to send emails from your aol account. For receiving emails, you can either forward the email from aol to another account, or create an imap or pop3 server and have outlook/outlook express get the mail from there.

U get what im sayin?

Hi,

I use AOL, but I would really like to be able to write a program which I can run when I connect to AOL that downloads all my AOL e-mail so that I can manipulate it - my own Outlook Express which will work with AOL in short.

Can I do this? I know that AOL uses its own set of protocols and so that is why Outlook and Outlook Express does not support it.

Thanks.