email redirect

I gave up on Yahoo! webmail years ago because I couldn't stand the ads.

I still access my account but through Outlook. I access my gmail accounts that way too.

Maybe you could do the same thing with AOL. I hate webmail.

Use an email client like Outlook.

Bumpyroad wrote:
my main email address for the last brazillion years has been AOL. (AOL haters groan now) and am sick and tired of their recent switch to heavily biased political headlines on their main page. is there a redirect program available that can automatically reroute those from AOL to another email account? I believe that years back I had a email account that I could import my contact list but that is not what I want to do.
thanks,
bumpy

if you re-direct your AOL address to another address wouldn't the spam just follow? if you're viewing your email using the AOL website you might see if they allow you to develop a set of rules that will filer out the spam (if-then rules). if not and you want to keep AOL consider using an email client such as Outlook (not Outlook Express) or Thunderbird. both allow an unlimited amount of if-then rules to filter and sort e-mail. Outlook (what we use) is $, Thunderbird is free.

I think both G-mail and Yahoo have the ability to "import" E-mail from other services.

Try an ad blocker

I'm sorry to say I actually work for AOL sort of. Not happy about it but alas I became a forum moderator back in the Comupuserve Information Service days BEFORE H&R Block sold it to AOL and I still do some stuff there. No pay, but hey.

I can point you to a list of FDA Food and medical recalls.. It's in the cooks online forum on Community.compuserve.com (Welcome and alerts section) and your AOL log in will work.

Either GMail or Apple Mail (if you have an iPhone/iPad) will do what you want. Personally I’d stay away from Yahoo! as they’ve had security issues.

I don't think he's worried so much about spam as he is tired of the aol home page content.

TurnThePage wrote:
I don't think he's worried so much about spam as he is tired of the aol home page content.

you are correct. I don't want to have to open my aol account and see their BS. If I can find a way to redirect/pass on emails automatically, I will gradually advise my primary contacts to use new account.
bumpy

Bumpyroad wrote:

TurnThePage wrote:
I don't think he's worried so much about spam as he is tired of the aol home page content.

you are correct. I don't want to have to open my aol account and see their BS. If I can find a way to redirect/pass on emails automatically, I will gradually advise my primary contacts to use new account.
bumpy

gmail will fit your needs. you can import from an AOL account. but nuthin in this world is totally free. you may see some ads on your google mail page.

rk911 wrote:

gmail will fit your needs. you can import from an AOL account. but nuthin in this world is totally free. you may see some ads on your google mail page.

but can mail sent to my aol account be automatically routed to the gmail one? I do not want to click on or open aol.
bumpy

I have had AOl since day one. But I never go to the web page. I use eM Client to send and receive email. I also have a Gmail account. eM Client work well with both.