[Tech tips] Using AOL mail with IMAP

AOL/AIM is presently the only free webmail service by a large provider that allows IMAP access. I use my AIM account via IMAP to transfer large files from my primary school address, which only allows 20 MB!

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P.S. I also forward everything I get to a gmail address, which provides easy search and large quota. Yahoo now provides infinite quota, so I have also set my gmail address to forward to Yahoo. Now, with duplicate and triplicate backups, I should have no worries (aside from big brother knowing about every stupid email conversation I have).