Uh oh, Gmail broke :(
June 9, 2005
Hmmmm… I wonder what’s going on.
While we’re on the topic of web mail, anyone notice that AOL/AIM provides e-mail now? Go to http://mail.aol.com and sign in with your AIM screen name.
You get 2GB of storage, some integration with AIM and you get IMAP access (use imap.aol.com, port 143). IMO, the web interface isn’t as good as GMail’s yet, but with IMAP I can just use Outlook or Thunderbird. Nice!
June 9, 2005 at 3:19 pm
Thanks for the heads-up on the imap support. I thought I had read somewhere that AIM supported imap but I wasn’t for sure. I almost considered switching to aim mail for my mobile address but I’ll wait to see if Gmail comes out with imap support.
June 9, 2005 at 8:11 pm
I think it’s cool and impressive that they’re offering IMAP access, but it’s not too feature-rich.
For instance, no plus-addressing-to-folders like Fastmail offers, and that’s a real bummer.
June 9, 2005 at 10:10 pm
AOL/AIM Mail – 2 GB with IMAP access
AOL/AIM is now offering free email. I signed up for one yesterday. If you already have an AIM username, you can access your webmail at http://mail.aol.com/. And today, I found out that it also provides IMAP access. I tested the…
June 10, 2005 at 10:51 am
It’s “broken” like that several times a day. What really s*cks though is the very unstable smpt implementation. I use Outlook with Gmail, and basically the default is that I cannot connect, have to use webmail to send 90% of the time.
June 10, 2005 at 11:59 am
On the other hand, I use Tbird with gmail 24×7, and I’ve rarely ever had a problem with SMTP or POP. Maybe 2-3 times over the course of the last 12 months. Personally, I’ve found their implementation to be rock solid.