m7j4p7 Posted January 1, 2004 Posted January 1, 2004 Hi, I use AOL, but I would really like to be able to write a program which I can run when I connect to AOL that downloads all my AOL e-mail so that I can manipulate it - my own Outlook Express which will work with AOL in short. Can I do this? I know that AOL uses its own set of protocols and so that is why Outlook and Outlook Express does not support it. Thanks. Quote :) Mike :) He who has a secret, must keep it secret he has a secret to keep......
AndreRyan Posted January 2, 2004 Posted January 2, 2004 It is possible but you'll need to get their command set, without the list of commands and the servers address, you can't do much. Quote .Net allows software to be written for any version of Windows and not break like Unmanaged applications unless using Unmanaged procedures like APIs. If your program uses large amounts of memory but releases it when something else needs it, then what's the problem?
m7j4p7 Posted January 2, 2004 Author Posted January 2, 2004 It is possible but you'll need to get their command set, without the list of commands and the servers address, you can't do much. Can I ask them for this, or is it a closely guarded secret for security reasons? Quote :) Mike :) He who has a secret, must keep it secret he has a secret to keep......
Administrators PlausiblyDamp Posted January 2, 2004 Administrators Posted January 2, 2004 bit of background: http://www.emailman.com/aol/#why bit of good news: http://www.betanews.com/article.php3?sid=1070617514 may not be worth the trouble of starting a large project.... Quote Posting Guidelines FAQ Post Formatting Intellectuals solve problems; geniuses prevent them. -- Albert Einstein
m7j4p7 Posted January 3, 2004 Author Posted January 3, 2004 Thanks, But I still think that writing my own will give me a lot more control over my email! Quote :) Mike :) He who has a secret, must keep it secret he has a secret to keep......
*Gurus* Derek Stone Posted January 3, 2004 *Gurus* Posted January 3, 2004 Switchin' ISPs would give you better control of your email! ;) Quote Posting Guidelines
m7j4p7 Posted January 5, 2004 Author Posted January 5, 2004 I don't want to do that, because I have a large number of people and services who e-mail me at AOL and I don't want to have to go around changing my e-mail address at all of them! Quote :) Mike :) He who has a secret, must keep it secret he has a secret to keep......
TheWizardofInt Posted June 2, 2004 Posted June 2, 2004 Were you ever able to accomplish this? Quote Read the Fovean Chronicles Because you just can't spend your whole day programming!
Arch4ngel Posted June 2, 2004 Posted June 2, 2004 I will change from AOL to anything anytime. Even if it means changing my mail address. Sorry for those who like AOL ... but it really sux. And I really think it's true. Quote "If someone say : "Die mortal !"... don't stay to see if he isn't." - Unknown "Learning to program is like going out with a new girl friend. There's always something that wasn't mentioned in the documentation..." - Me "A drunk girl is like an animal... it scream at everything like a cat and roll in the grass like a dog." - Me after seeing my girlfriend drunk and some of her drunk friend. C# TO VB TRANSLATOR
ThePentiumGuy Posted June 6, 2004 Posted June 6, 2004 i don't wanna start a flame war here lol, but i agree with Arch4ngel, -> costs too much $, but that's off topic :) mjp47 -> try email forwarding (i thnk taht's what its called lol) it forwards your mail to a new account and it'll notify the ppl who email you what your new email is :p Quote My VB.NET Game Programming Tutorial Site (GDI+, Direct3D, Tetris [coming soon], a full RPG.... you name it!) vbprogramming.8k.com My Project (Need VB.NET Programmers) http://workspaces.gotdotnet.com/ResolutionRPG
bri189a Posted June 16, 2004 Posted June 16, 2004 Mass mail your people and give them your new email address, that is much better than keeping that virus, I mean AOL software on your computer. Quote
Arch4ngel Posted June 16, 2004 Posted June 16, 2004 AOL don't respect the standard for the internet right ? So punish them by changing ISP. Punish them for giving you hard work. Punish them for giving you so much to care about. And please all your friends to see you change from AOL to anything else. By the way... by changing you'll make more friend and you won't be kicked from mIRC (we used to kick those little AOL freak :p). AOL is as used as the Pope in Vatican. So please make someone happy by changing ISP. Other ISP charge less anyway. Quote "If someone say : "Die mortal !"... don't stay to see if he isn't." - Unknown "Learning to program is like going out with a new girl friend. There's always something that wasn't mentioned in the documentation..." - Me "A drunk girl is like an animal... it scream at everything like a cat and roll in the grass like a dog." - Me after seeing my girlfriend drunk and some of her drunk friend. C# TO VB TRANSLATOR
HJB417 Posted June 17, 2004 Posted June 17, 2004 I think another alternative is to create a proxy/wrapper service. AOL email can be accessed via the web. You could use the HttpWebRequest & HttpWebResponse objects to send and receive aol emails. To make it work with Outlook/OE, you'll need to create at least a smtp server to send emails from your aol account. For receiving emails, you can either forward the email from aol to another account, or create an imap or pop3 server and have outlook/outlook express get the mail from there. U get what im sayin? Hi, I use AOL, but I would really like to be able to write a program which I can run when I connect to AOL that downloads all my AOL e-mail so that I can manipulate it - my own Outlook Express which will work with AOL in short. Can I do this? I know that AOL uses its own set of protocols and so that is why Outlook and Outlook Express does not support it. Thanks. Quote
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