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                     Imapsync tips for AOL accounts.
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Questions answered in this FAQ are:

Q. Synchronizing from AOL to XXX

Q. Synchronizing from XXX to AOL

Q. Why use AOL?


Now the questions again with their answers.

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Q. Synchronizing from AOL to XXX

A. Use --host1 export.imap.aol.com
   and an app password.

   https://help.aol.com/articles/download-your-email-from-aol-mail-with-imap

Example:

  ./imapsync \
    --host1 export.imap.aol.com \
    --user1 Billy@aol.com \
    --password1 apppasswordbilly \
    --host2 XXX \
    --user2 Billy@other.com \
    --password2 billysecretb


https://help.aol.com/articles/Create-and-manage-app-password

Generate an app password

When creating an app password, use a browser that you've used to sign
into AOL Mail for several days in a row and avoid using Incognito
mode.

  * Sign in to your AOL Account Security page
    https://login.aol.com/myaccount/security
  * Click Generate app password or Generate and manage app passwords.
  * Click Get Started.
  * Enter imapsync in the text field.
  * Click Generate password.
  * Click Done.
  * Use this app password as password for imapsync


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Q. Synchronizing from XXX to AOL

A. Use --host2 export.imap.aol.com

Example:

On Linux:

  ./imapsync \
    --host1 XXX \
    --user1 Billy@other.com \
    --password1 billysecreta \
    --host2 export.imap.aol.com \
    --user2 Billy@aol.com \
    --password2 apppasswordbilly

On Windows:

  imapsync.exe \
    --host1 XXX \
    --user1 Billy@other.com \
    --password1 billysecreta \
    --host2 export.imap.aol.com \
    --user2 Billy@aol.com \
    --password2 apppasswordbilly



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Q. Why use AOL?

A. AOL is a good candidate to archive emails.
   AOL free storage limits are:
   * 1000 Giga bytes.
   * 25 Mega bytes maximum for a single message.

   Be careful with AOL accounts, no activity during a year will
   delete all your emails definitively.  Sign in to your AOL mailbox
   at least once every 12 months to keep it active.
   https://help.aol.com/articles/empty-mailbox-in-aol-mail


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