Foxmail

[xonk]

Perhaps this is the wrong thread but thought of using it anyway. If that is the case pls inform which thread I should be using and I will resend.
Having problems with setting up foxmail properly. I am able to send but not receiving. Anyone with knowledge regarding the title and could possibly help pls let me know and I will outline in detail regarding the settings I have used.
Just for your info my ISP is AOL

[jholland1964]

What is fox mail for starters? It is very possible that whatever this is cannot be used with AOL. Very few other programs for mail and internet usage can be used by AOL users, they require you use their program.

[xonk]

Foxmail is being used as a mail client. Similar to Outlook Express amongst others.

[jholland1964]

Have searched everywhere and, while info on Foxmail is hard to find but did find quite a lot but nowhere could I find that it was compatible with AOL. Found several questions on some French websites that I had to translate and on those also it seemed to be that compatibility with AOL may be a problem.
Maybe somebody else will have an answer.

My HUMBLE apologies to xonk and others keeping track of this thread. This morning while posting a reply I inadvertently removed xonk's last post. I am hoping he will come back and repost it. He did comment that he was really just trying out this program and that he is unable at this time to change his internet provider from AOL.

[xonk]

Hi JHolland1964

Funnily my response which you inadvertently seems to have lost, I am also not able to locate. The contents of that response did mention something in connection with my ISP which is AOL and that for contractual reasons I was not going to change it.
Having said that I have also investigated further as far as the use of IMAP using Foxmail and discovered that I am wasting my time in trying to utilize it using IMAP along with AOL as the quote / unquote suggests

quote

Have came across a few things since your response which suggests that Foxmail as my mail client is not going to function.
This is an example of what I read

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Unfortunately, it doesn't support IMAP accounts and its message editor lacks basic text (re-formatting tools

Pros
• Foxmail comes with good spam filtering options and supports email security
• Easy and fun to use, Foxmail also sports great new mail notification
• Foxmail supports HTML and stationery

Cons
• Foxmail lacks support for IMAP
• Message editor can't properly re-wrap text
• Training the Bayesian filter included in Foxmail is a bit cumbersome

unquote

Bearing in mind what was said about lack of support for IMAP it is probably best to give it a miss and save myself a lot of bother.

Even though AOL supports IMAP whereas previously it did not, in this case Foxmail seems to be the one not doing so.

Any further thoughts appreciated

[jholland1964]

xonk,
Thankfully you have returned!
Thanks for posting the information too! I am sure it will help others! I will promise to pay attention on which button I push this time and not delete this