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AIM Mail, AOL's free web-based email service offering 2 GB of online storage which is enough to keep tons of old messages and atached files. and IMAP access. AIM allows you to compose mails using rich HTML forrmatting. Using WAP, IMAP or Mobile AIM Mail s/w, you can use AIM Mail from mobile phones.

AOL is the first and only free email service that lets you make up your own unique, personalized email address from scratch. Not just the part before the @ -- we're talking about the whole thing -- like you@thenameyouwant.com.

By choosing a custom domain (the part after the @ symbol), you could make up email addresses for your club, team, family or small business. If it's available, it's yours. You can Invite up to 100 friends or family members to be a part of your domain.

AOL is very good in spam protection and a rich, easy to use interface. Yyour free AOL account allows you to download AOL’s Safety and Security Suite in association with McAfee. Many of the services you enjoyed with AOL as your ISP are now available free, no matter who your Internet provider is.

Pros

• AIM Mail has stellar spam protection and solid security features
• A rich interface makes AIM Mail easy to use and integrates email with calendar and chat
• AIM Mail offers 2 GB of online email storage space and IMAP access

Cons

• AIM Mail does not thread messages and offers no labels or smart folders for organizing them
• POP access is not supported, and sending online adds a tag line
• AIM Mail could be a bit faster overall, and HTML editing should not be restricted to IE users