How to set up your Verizon migrated account in third party email applications using the IMAP protocol?
Recently AOL was in the news as Verizon acquired it. There was a huge
clientele of it due to its features and functions which it is used to provide to the users. That was the
main reason Verizon retain the services of AOL Email as it was among the safest
and most secured email service provider in the world. After the merger of AOL
and Verizon there was a technical issue
for almost everyone as ‘how to set up Verizon migrated account in third party
email applications’ and they could not resolve it and need some assistance for
the same. Here is the process for the same technical issue with complete
instructions and the users are required to follow very strictly to resolve the
issue and even if they confront any technical hiccups then they have one more
option in the form of AOL customer care number
+1-844-794-2515 where certified experts will assist them in resolving the
issues.
Outlook
The users have to follow the provided steps as
given below to learn how to set up their Verizon migrated account in Outlook:
1.
The users have to
first launch Outlook.
2.
After that, they have to click on the File menu.
3.
In the next step, they have to click on Add Account.
4.
Now they need to select
the option of Manual setup or additional server types, radio
button and just click on Next button.
5.
After that, they have to select the POP or
IMAP radio button and click on Next.
6.
Here in this step, the users have to input the following
settings as provided:
·
Your
Name: the users have
to enter their name as they want it to appear to their recipients.
·
Email
Address: The complete
email address/alias that the users used during the migration process.
·
Account
Type: what kind of
account they want so select IMAP from the drop-down menu.
·
Incoming
mail server: imap.aol.com
·
Outgoing
mail server: smtp.aol.com
·
User
Name: The full email id
that they used during the migration process.
·
Password: they are required to enter the correct password they set up during the
migration process.
After the completion of the previous step, the users have to check the Remember
password box and click on the More Settings... button.
After that there a new window will appear and
the users have to click on the Outgoing Server tab and again check
on the My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication box.
Note: the users have to ensure it that they have to Use same settings as my
incoming mail server radio button is selected, as it is shown in below
image
Now it’s time to click
on the Advanced tab and enter the following settings:
·
Incoming
server (IMAP): the users have to set
the port number to 993 for a secure mail connection.
·
Outgoing
server (SMTP): here also they
are required to set the port number to 465 for a secure mail
connection.
Now they have to just
click on OK button.
The users have to just
click on Next button in the following window. After that Outlook
will now test the user’s settings.
Now it’s time to click on
the Close button and once Outlook finishes
testing the user’s settings.
Just after that, the users have to click on Finish.
Now the users have to
test whether they are able to exchange the messages or not and for that they
have to send them self a test email to ensure it that the settings are correct
and their email arrives successfully.
As it is observed and
analyzed it that the users can resolve the issues which they were facing in the
beginning by just following the instructions step by step and if they have some
other technical issues while following the steps then they have another option
in the form of AOL customer support number where the qualified experts will assist them in resolving the
issues. Our services can be accessed 24x7 online.
