SMTP and POP3 Mail Settings

SMTP Settings

 

SMTP, POP3 and IMAP Settings for all Email Providers

 

 

 
 
     
 

AIM SMTP SETTINGS
Here you will find the SMTP settings for AIM. SMTP servers are also referred to as outgoing mail servers. The POP3 and IMAP settings for AIM can be found here.
 

SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) is a member of the Internet Protocol family, which is used to exchange Emails in computer networks. It is generally used to send and forward Emails. Other specialized protocols are used to retrieve Emails, such as POP3 or IMAP.

 

SMTP SETTINGS FOR AIM
 

Homepage: http://www.aim.com

SMTP-Server: smtp.aim.com
Port:
587 or 25
 

AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) is an instant messaging and presence computer program which uses the proprietary OSCAR instant messaging protocol and the TOC protocol to allow registered users to communicate in real time.

AOL Instant Messenger was released by America Online (AOL) in May 1997. Stand-alone official AIM client software includes advertisements and is available for Microsoft Windows, Windows Mobile, Mac OS, Mac OS X, Android, iOS, BlackBerry OS. The software, maintained by AOL, Inc., at one time had the largest share of the instant messaging market in North America, especially in the United States (with 52% of the total reported as of 2006). This does not include other instant messaging software related to or developed by AOL, such as ICQ and iChat.

The standard protocol that AIM clients use to communicate is called Open System for CommunicAtion in Realtime (OSCAR). Most AOL-produced versions of AIM and popular third party AIM clients use this protocol. However, AOL also created a simpler protocol called TOC that lacks many of OSCAR's features but is sometimes used for clients that only require basic chat functionality. The TOC/TOC2 protocol specifications were made available by AOL, while OSCAR is a closed protocol that third parties have had to reverse-engineer.

In January 2008, AOL introduced experimental Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP) support for AIM, allowing AIM users to communicate using the standardized, open-source XMPP. However, in March 2008, this service was discontinued. As of May 2011, AOL offers limited XMPP support.