Can I use WinZip's email features with AOL?

by rollingcaker On April 6, 2009 | Desktop Enhancement | Hits: 26

Software you need: Winzip

Yes, if you are using AOL 7.0, AOL 8.0, or AOL 9.0, you can use WinZip's e-mail support, such as the Zip and E-Mail facility in WinZip 8.0 and later.

Most of WinZip's e-mail features require a "MAPI-compatible" e-mail program. MAPI is a standard interface that allows WinZip and other programs (including Windows itself) to instruct your e-mail program to create a new message, attach a file to it, etc. AOL 7.0, AOL 8.0, and AOL 9.0 are MAPI-compatible, but earlier versions of the AOL software are not. Therefore, WinZip's e-mail features will not work with either AOL 4.0, AOL 5.0, or AOL 6.0.

If you are using AOL 7.0 or AOL 8.0, but WinZip's e-mail features are not working properly, you may need to configure AOL to be the default MAPI client:

- Sign on to AOL.

- Click the Keyword button.

- In the resulting "Keyword" dialog, type the word "Preferences" (without quotes) into the text box, and click the Go button.

- In the resulting "Preferences" dialog, click on the Association link to select "America Online" as your preferred application for web browsing, e-mail and newsgroups.

- In the resulting "Associations Preferences" dialog, click the OK button.

AOL will now be your default program for e-mail, Internet browsing, and accessing newsgroups.

You can set AOL 9.0 as the default e-mail program as follows:

- Sign on to AOL.

- Click the Settings icon on the toolbar.

- Click the AOL as Default link.

- Click the OK button.

AOL will now be your default program for e-mail, Internet browsing, and accessing newsgroups.

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