IMAP settings · aol.com · verizon.net
AOL Mail IMAP settings
AOL stopped accepting account passwords from third-party clients in 2019: any mail program now needs an app password generated in the account security page. Verizon mailboxes live on the same servers — verizon.net addresses connect to the AOL hosts, not to anything at Verizon.
IMAP connection
- Server
- imap.aol.com
- Port
- 993
- Encryption
- SSL/TLS
- Username
- full address
- Password
- app password
Sending, SMTP
- Server
- smtp.aol.com
- Port
- 465
- Encryption
- SSL/TLS
Checked against the service's own autoconfiguration file on 2026-09-15 — the same source Thunderbird reads when it fills the settings in for you. Source: autoconfig.thunderbird.net, help.aol.com
Host for a full download
For pulling an entire mailbox the service names a separate address — export.imap.aol.com, same port and encryption. It is meant for bulk reads rather than day-to-day sync.
What breaks here.
- The account password is refused over IMAP. Generate an app password in AOL Account Security and paste that instead — it is a 16-character string tied to one program.
- For downloading an entire mailbox AOL points at a separate host: export.imap.aol.com, also port 993 over SSL. It is meant for bulk export rather than day-to-day sync.
- verizon.net addresses are AOL mailboxes. Their settings are the AOL ones; there is no Verizon IMAP server to look for.
- The username is the full address, including @aol.com or @verizon.net.
Questions
The short answers
Where do I create the app password?
Sign in at AOL Account Security, choose "Generate app password", name the app and copy the 16 characters. Revoke it from the same page when the migration is finished.
My address is @verizon.net — which settings do I use?
The AOL ones. Verizon mail moved onto AOL infrastructure, so imap.aol.com with an AOL app password is the right answer.
imap.aol.com or export.imap.aol.com?
Both are AOL hosts on port 993 with SSL. The plain one is the normal mail host; the export one is what AOL documents for pulling a full mailbox, which is exactly what a migration does.
Does AOL keep my mail after a migration?
Yes. The default mode copies only and changes nothing at the source; deletion happens solely in strict mirror mode, on the destination, after two confirmations.
IMAP settings
Settings for similar services
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Connect two servers, look at the size and decide. Or take the client and keep everything on your side.
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