AOL free 2gb email service is now active. go to www.aim.com and signup a foobar@aim.com screenname and go to http://mail.aol.com and access your account !!!
AOL started offering free blogs service for non members (http://pc.channel.aol.com/aimblogs [aol.com]) and is offering 2 gb email for non members (http://www.aim.com/aim_mail.adp [aim.com]).
they made the paying members email accounts as bottomless storage - infinite storage !!.
Also, seems like they opened up their photo service as well http://pictures.aim.com - seems like you can upload unlimited number of pictures. Each picture can be upto 100 megs size - time for some steganography techniques to encrypt your movies in jpegs ;-)
Seems like this healthy competetion is a boon for the end users.
from the website - features offered include
Here's a summary of the features you will enjoy with AIM Mail:
? Industry-leading Spam and Anti-virus protection: Users of AIM Mail can rely on AIM to help keep their mail box free of junk mail and harmful viruses.
? 2 GB of mail storage: Users of AIM Mail can access their storage from any web-enabled computer. AIM Mail also comes with a search feature that makes it easy for users to find messages in their Inbox, Sent Mail, or Stored Mail.
? IMAP access: Users can get their AIM Mail through their favorite email application including MS Outlook, Mozilla Thunderbird, Mac and Eudora.
? Single Log-on: Users will only have to login once to use both AIM and AIM Mail. Once logged into AIM, they can check, read and send mail without having to login in again. They can also launch the e-mail service from the AIM Buddy List or the Mail panel in the AIM Today welcome screen.
? Integration of AIM Presence: The Running Man icon appears in the e-mail headers if a sender or cc-ed recipient is logged in to AOL or AIM. This allows users to see when friends and colleagues are online and enables them to easily respond via e-mail or IM.
? Unsend Message: Users can cancel and unsend a message after it's been sent to another AOL or AIM Mail user if the message has not been read. Users can also check the status of a message sent to an AOL or AIM user and confirm if and when the message has been read.
? Plus, many other features, including: Enhanced spell-checking, auto-addressing, rich-text formatting, message signatures and more!
AOL started offering free blogs service for non members (http://pc.channel.aol.com/aimblogs [aol.com]) and is offering 2 gb email for non members (http://www.aim.com/aim_mail.adp [aim.com]).
they made the paying members email accounts as bottomless storage - infinite storage !!.
Also, seems like they opened up their photo service as well http://pictures.aim.com - seems like you can upload unlimited number of pictures. Each picture can be upto 100 megs size - time for some steganography techniques to encrypt your movies in jpegs ;-)
Seems like this healthy competetion is a boon for the end users.
from the website - features offered include
Here's a summary of the features you will enjoy with AIM Mail:
? Industry-leading Spam and Anti-virus protection: Users of AIM Mail can rely on AIM to help keep their mail box free of junk mail and harmful viruses.
? 2 GB of mail storage: Users of AIM Mail can access their storage from any web-enabled computer. AIM Mail also comes with a search feature that makes it easy for users to find messages in their Inbox, Sent Mail, or Stored Mail.
? IMAP access: Users can get their AIM Mail through their favorite email application including MS Outlook, Mozilla Thunderbird, Mac and Eudora.
? Single Log-on: Users will only have to login once to use both AIM and AIM Mail. Once logged into AIM, they can check, read and send mail without having to login in again. They can also launch the e-mail service from the AIM Buddy List or the Mail panel in the AIM Today welcome screen.
? Integration of AIM Presence: The Running Man icon appears in the e-mail headers if a sender or cc-ed recipient is logged in to AOL or AIM. This allows users to see when friends and colleagues are online and enables them to easily respond via e-mail or IM.
? Unsend Message: Users can cancel and unsend a message after it's been sent to another AOL or AIM Mail user if the message has not been read. Users can also check the status of a message sent to an AOL or AIM user and confirm if and when the message has been read.
? Plus, many other features, including: Enhanced spell-checking, auto-addressing, rich-text formatting, message signatures and more!
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