Learning More About AOL Mail And Its Away Message   by Alen Wright

in Internet / Email    (submitted 2014-04-04)

AOL Mail, also known as AIM mail is one of the widely used e-mail services around the world. It was once, the most powerful and popular email service. Though it has lost some of the users, as there are newer and advanced email services like: Gmail, Outlook, and Yahoo mail. But, it still has some of the dedicated users who are even yet sticking to the web service.

Earlier it used to be slow, with very poor navigation options and design. But that's the story of the past. The AOL Mail has been re-built from the ground up. Now, it looks fresher, fun, and easy to use. Now there's nothing that this mail doesn't do that other popular email services do. It is a free email service and gives you unlimited online storage. Along with that it provides a good spam protection feature and strong security features, and like every other email service it also integrates a calendar, chat, and social networking. However there are still some features missing from AOL mail, like: it doesn't thread messages. There are no labels or smart folders to help you with managing the inbox emails. It still includes distracting advertisements. Also, unlike Gmail and Yahoo Mail which automatically updates the inbox when a new email arrives, the AOL doesn't do so. You have to manually click on the Check button to check if there's any new message in your inbox or not.

These are some little factors that are still keeping the users away from AOL mail. But no denying that there are some other features that makes this mail a decent option to choose. One pretty handy feature of AOL is, the Away Message. This is a good feature that automatically replies the emails that you receive when you are away on a vacation. This notifies them about your absence, and the good thing about it is, it takes care not to send more than one away message to people who send you more than one email.

To set up an away message all you have to do is: Log into your AOL mail. Then click on Options button present at upper right side of interface and then click on Mail Settings. After you do that, click on General tab. Now, next is clicking on the No mail away message drop down list present under Mail Away Message section, and then choosing either "I am unavailable", "I am away until..", or "Custom". If you choose Custom then you can create a custom away message. When done with everything, simply click on Save Settings. That's it you are done.

However if you still face some problems or got some questions about it or setting up an away message, then it's best to contact the AOL Email Support experts. There are different sources of help available now, but contacting the best is the right thing to do, as they can give the most effective and quick resolutions. Contacting SupportBuddy is one such thing to do. It is the best AOL tech support provider. Simply give them a call at AOL tech support phone number and get your issues resolved.

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