AOL email change starting December 1, 2021

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cannonball
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AOL email change starting December 1, 2021

Tue Nov 02, 2021 8:03 am

Received the following email from my AOL email company. I have several AOL email accounts, which first go through Mail Washer Pro, and then into the Outlook email program. How does this AOL email change effect Mail Washer Pro? And will Mail Washer Pro need to provide any updates to accommodate this change?

Thanks,
Robert Lyons


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Hi AOL Member,

We love that you love using AOL email. And we want to make sure you always have the best experience. That’s why we’re reaching out today.

We’ve noticed that you’re using non-AOL applications (such as third-party email, calendar, or contact applications) that may use a less secure sign-in method. To protect you and your data, AOL will no longer support the current sign-in functionality in your application starting on December 1, 2021. This means that you will need to take one of the steps below to continue using your AOL Mail without interruption.

But don’t worry, you have options:

Option 1: We recommend that you access your mail using our free AOL app for iOS and Android or simply go to mail.aol.com to access AOL Mail on the web.

Option 2: Keep your current, non-AOL app, BUT follow a few steps to get it to sync with our secure sign-in method. The steps vary across different email applications, but in most cases, you will have to remove your AOL account from the app and then add it back again to update sign-in security. Use the links below to follow the specific steps for your current application:
• iOS Mail
• Gmail
• Samsung Mail
• Others

Option 3: You can generate a one-time, unique password that will allow you to sign in to your account using your non-AOL email application. Once created, this password will continue to allow your app to securely sync your AOL email unless you sign out (or are signed out) from your app. You can find instructions on how to do this here.

If you want more details on these changes, please visit our help page. If you’ve already taken action, we’d like to think you haven’t read this far, but if you have... we appreciate the diligence!

Thanks for rocking that AOL email address!

The AOL Team

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rusticdog
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Re: AOL email change starting December 1, 2021

Wed Nov 03, 2021 1:53 am

Hi there

In the interim you'll need to use option 3 https://help.aol.com/articles/Create-an ... p-password and create an App Password to use in MailWasher.

Once we get OAUTH working with AOL accounts, then you'll be able to use your regular AOL password in MailWasher and there will be a slight configuration change to tell MailWasher to use the newer authentication method.

Cheers

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