Re: muttrc file for aol.com email?

[Greg Donoghue via Mutt-users]

On Mon, Dec 20, 2021 at 04:32:41AM -0500, D.J.J. Ring, Jr. wrote:
>That's the information I needed. I would have never guessed at
>"export.imap.aol.com[1]".
>Also does mutt need an "app password"?
>I just heard gmail was going to become not compatible with mutt. How
>dare they?
>Thanks,
>David

I needed the *app password* to get mine working.

I did not need 'export'.

 set spoolfile =  "imaps://imap.aol.com:993/INBOX"
 set folder = "imaps://imap.aol.com:993"

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Greg Donoghue
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Re: muttrc file for aol.com email?

[Greg Donoghue via Mutt-users]

On Sun, Dec 19, 2021 at 07:54:47PM -0500, D.J.J. Ring, Jr. wrote:
>Does anyone have a muttrc file that works for aol.com[1]?
>I'm anticipating the big changes with gmail that will break mutt.
>Best to all,
>David
> 
Incoming Mail (IMAP) Server
• Server - export.imap.aol.com
• Port - 993
• Requires SSL - Yes

Outgoing Mail (SMTP) Server
• Server - smtp.aol.com
• Port - 465
• Requires SSL - Yes
• Requires authentication - Yes

Your login info

If you're using an older email app, *generate an app password* and use 
that for your account password.

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

• Email address - Your full email address (n...@domain.com)
• Password - Your account's password
• Requires authentication - Yes

Hope this will get you started.
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Greg Donoghue
gregdonog...@aim.com