AOL Opens E-Mail Access to Third Party Clients

zerodamage · Dec 5, 2003, 03:26 PM

"Subscribers of America Online may soon be free to choose their own preferred e-mail client, continuing a recent move by the company away from a single integrated client.

AOL is expanding an earlier beta test of a standalone dialer to include the capacity to use rich third party software to check member e-mail. The dialer is expected to ship as part of the forthcoming Tahiti upgrade to the AOL client, which is scheduled to ship early next year"

Source: BetaNews

Matth · Dec 5, 2003, 03:42 PM

About time too!

In fact, why don't they drop the whole clunky and bloated integrated client altogether, and open the service up to people using standard access software from Windows, Linux, and anything else that runs a suitable TCP/IP stack.

It served it's purpose back in the Win3.x days, when Windows did NOT include TCP/IP connectivity.

Dec 5, 2003, 03:26 PM	#1
zerodamage HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 3,478 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	AOL Opens E-Mail Access to Third Party Clients "Subscribers of America Online may soon be free to choose their own preferred e-mail client, continuing a recent move by the company away from a single integrated client. AOL is expanding an earlier beta test of a standalone dialer to include the capacity to use rich third party software to check member e-mail. The dialer is expected to ship as part of the forthcoming Tahiti upgrade to the AOL client, which is scheduled to ship early next year" Source: BetaNews

Dec 5, 2003, 03:42 PM	#2
Matth Flash Banner Hater Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: UK Posts: 3,426 Rep Power: 93 System Specs	About time too! In fact, why don't they drop the whole clunky and bloated integrated client altogether, and open the service up to people using standard access software from Windows, Linux, and anything else that runs a suitable TCP/IP stack. It served it's purpose back in the Win3.x days, when Windows did NOT include TCP/IP connectivity.