Anyone still have an aol email address?

I have had mine for over 20 years. I actually have 3 (my normal one, a professional one-that has my actual name and I used to use for resumes and is now only connected to my linkedin, and a 3rd one which I use when I want to sign up for something free that I know I will gets tons of spam. LOL).

I know it's outdated. Everyone always laughs that I use aol, but all my friends know it, school, etc. I am set it in my ways.

However, for the first time yesterday, I emailed some parents in my son's class and users with gmail bounced the email back as potential spam so it was never delivered. It was nothing urgent.

But what does this mean? Do I have to get rid of aol? I know I can set up a gmail, but ugh. It's another email account to manage then and not to mention I would have to change some of my stuff (with the school etc.) so I am nervous about missing communication.

Any other AOL users feel my pain???

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Forward everything going to your AOL account to a Gmail account.

https://www.techjunkie.com/forward-aol-email-gmail/

I have literally hundreds of email addresses, since I own my own domain name. I also have several different gmail accounts for other things. My PC email tool (thunderbird) is able to pull in emails from every account and display them on one screen.

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I still use an aol address. And it’s a very silly one that I created when I was 15. I’m 40 now. My dh laughs at me every time I have to give it out at a store. I also have a more professional gmail one. I haven’t encountered any issues with emails bouncing back.

Anyone still have an aol email address?

Mine is still netscape! I also have a gmail that I use for more adult purposes, but Ive never had anything returned from it.

Anyone still have an aol email address?

I thought AOL was no longer in use??? I might technically have an aol email, but I haven't tried to log in in at least a decade. From what I read years ago AOL was going to be obsolete , so you may want to set up another address. But Goldenrod or somebody else techie would know better!

Edited for just a side note...at my old job, ( a major university) we wouldn't interview anyone with an aol address, the assumption being the person was old and had no tech skills....not saying it's right or true, but just something to keep in mind if anyone is job hunting.

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Anyone still have an aol email address?

I have seen hiring managers turn away resumes containing aol email addresses. Please don't use an aol email address, and certainly do not use anything other than your name as the actual address for business purposes.

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I have two AOL accounts still. I opened a gmail account but I'm still using the aol. So many people and places have my aol account. Hard to let go of it because of that.

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Anyone still have an aol email address?

I still have my aol email but I only use it for when I sign up to buy something......I hate all those advertisement emails. I also have another email thats my name that I use for correspondence and when I send out emails

Anyone still have an aol email address?

I have one and still use it for friends. I keep it because it holds special memories as the name is based on a loved one

I have an optimum one for professional purposes. but thinking of changing to yahoo.

I refuse to use gmail/google

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Wow that seems crazy to me that someone wouldn't interview if you have an aol address. I can see if name was something unprofessional.

I use my aol email still. I haven't had any issues with people not receiving my messages.

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My husband does and I keep telling him he’s got to let go lol
I made him a more professional one and he refuses to use it. There’s one company he does business with that their emails won’t go through to an AOL account so he has them send me his invoices.

I technically still have an AOL email, I use it for coupons and sign ups not to clog up my regular gmail.

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I honestly don't' even look at an applicants email platform. I'm too busy reading the resume.
I would much rather have someone who fit my team well and was a hard worker with an AOL email address then someone who knows how to use Tik Tok.
And I work for a technology company so we are pretty big on the latest and greatest technology trends. But an email address is so insignificant.

Honestly- how does signing up for a free gmail account make you so tech savvy?? It's not like you're coding anything.

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Posted by GoldenRod

Posted by LuckyStar

Posted by JandJ1224

Wow that seems crazy to me that someone wouldn't interview if you have an aol address. I can see if name was something unprofessional.

I use my aol email still. I haven't had any issues with people not receiving my messages.

It's an outdated platform- companies want to see that you can adapt to changes in technology.

I've never come across an applicant with an aol email address, but tbh I probably wouldn't interview them, either. I'd also venture to guess that the resume of someone who hadn't learned along the way (over the past decade) that they should update their email address probably doesn't have the most stellar resume.

Which is funny, and means that the interviewers know very little about technology. AOL Mail is literally a week older than Gmail. They were both released to the public in 2004. AOL on March 21, and Gmail on April 1.
So, if you got a Gmail account in 2004, you're "up to date and tech-savvy", but if you got an AOL account in 2020, you're not? AOL Mail is still recommended by tech reviewers as a good, free, simple email system, and has over 2 million active users.

But, most people I meet don't know a lot about technology. People are still amazed and confused that I have my own domain, and I have valid addresses like "yourcompanyname@<domain.com>" or "ThisIsAVeryTechSavvyEmail@<domain.com>"

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Posted by NervousNell

Posted by GoldenRod

Posted by LuckyStar

Posted by JandJ1224

Wow that seems crazy to me that someone wouldn't interview if you have an aol address. I can see if name was something unprofessional.

I use my aol email still. I haven't had any issues with people not receiving my messages.

It's an outdated platform- companies want to see that you can adapt to changes in technology.

I've never come across an applicant with an aol email address, but tbh I probably wouldn't interview them, either. I'd also venture to guess that the resume of someone who hadn't learned along the way (over the past decade) that they should update their email address probably doesn't have the most stellar resume.

Which is funny, and means that the interviewers know very little about technology. AOL Mail is literally a week older than Gmail. They were both released to the public in 2004. AOL on March 21, and Gmail on April 1.
So, if you got a Gmail account in 2004, you're "up to date and tech-savvy", but if you got an AOL account in 2020, you're not? AOL Mail is still recommended by tech reviewers as a good, free, simple email system, and has over 2 million active users.

But, most people I meet don't know a lot about technology. People are still amazed and confused that I have my own domain, and I have valid addresses like "yourcompanyname@<domain.com>" or "ThisIsAVeryTechSavvyEmail@<domain.com>"

Goldenrod, you're hired!

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Posted by GoldenRod

Posted by NervousNell

Posted by GoldenRod

Posted by LuckyStar

Posted by JandJ1224

Wow that seems crazy to me that someone wouldn't interview if you have an aol address. I can see if name was something unprofessional.

I use my aol email still. I haven't had any issues with people not receiving my messages.

It's an outdated platform- companies want to see that you can adapt to changes in technology.

I've never come across an applicant with an aol email address, but tbh I probably wouldn't interview them, either. I'd also venture to guess that the resume of someone who hadn't learned along the way (over the past decade) that they should update their email address probably doesn't have the most stellar resume.

Which is funny, and means that the interviewers know very little about technology. AOL Mail is literally a week older than Gmail. They were both released to the public in 2004. AOL on March 21, and Gmail on April 1.
So, if you got a Gmail account in 2004, you're "up to date and tech-savvy", but if you got an AOL account in 2020, you're not? AOL Mail is still recommended by tech reviewers as a good, free, simple email system, and has over 2 million active users.

But, most people I meet don't know a lot about technology. People are still amazed and confused that I have my own domain, and I have valid addresses like "yourcompanyname@<domain.com>" or "ThisIsAVeryTechSavvyEmail@<domain.com>"

Goldenrod, you're hired!

Great! You can email me at [email protected]

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I technically still have one, but never use it.

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MIL does. I think it’s her only email account. I never had an aol but I had Hotmail.