# setting up Outlook to read AOL, server info

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/setting-up-outlook-to-read-aol-server-info/137408>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 18, 2002, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/setting-up-outlook-to-read-aol-server-info/137408 "2002-11-18T23:12:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![Moe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moe/32/2972_2.png) [@Moe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moe)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2002, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/setting-up-outlook-to-read-aol-server-info/137408/1 "2002-11-18T23:12:54Z")

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How do I find it?  
Outlook asks me a couple of questions in order to set it up to read my AOL email:

Type of server? (Is it pop3?)  
Incoming mail server?  
Outgoing mail server (SMTP)?

Where do I find this info?

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**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2002, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/setting-up-outlook-to-read-aol-server-info/137408/2 "2002-11-18T23:22:55Z")

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Well, you can’t download AOL mail to Outlook without a third-party program. The one I hear works best is eNetBot, which is found [here.](http://www.enetbot.com/)

Once you have eNetBot, you can configure [Outlook Express](http://www.enetbot.com/man_3_3_2.htm), [Outlook](http://www.enetbot.com/man_3_3_1.htm) and [Eudora.](http://www.enetbot.com/man_3_3_3.htm)

Their web page says they have a 30-Day trial, so you might want to give it a whirl first.