AOL

AOL Data Source

AOL originally stood for America Online and is an online service provider and web portal. It is now
owned by Yahoo and was initially hailed as one of the early leaders in the provision of the internet in
the 1990s. AOL is now a source for multimedia content such as news and features but is arguably
best known for its email services.

AOL Mail is a free, web-based email service, providing a personalised email service that is available
in 54 different languages. It allows you to customise your emailing experience and enables you to
manage an AOL calendar, create and manage folders, and organise your mail.

The data that is generated with AOL can be integrated into your storage process or data warehouse
through Gravity Data’s Extract, Load, Transform or Extract, Transform, Load tool. This way the data
can be migrated between the two entities quickly and at scale.

ETL Your AOL

Gravity Data’s ELT or ETL tool can be used to move your data quickly, easily and securely from AOL to
your data storage facility. This data can then be used for analytics and a better understanding of
your business to help you to make the best decisions for you.

AOL Use Cases

AOL provides online services to its customers and is best known for its email services. Some of its
use cases include:

• AOL Mail to send and receive emails
• AOL calendar for creating schedules and planning
• Web portal
• Instant messaging
• Web browser
• Features of AOL

At its peak, about 35 million people were using AOL to access the internet. Some of its features
include:

• Accessed via Desktop or AOL gold
• Customisable
• Attachment limit of 25MB
• 1000 message mailbox capacity
• Supports safety protocols such as IMAP, SMTP, POP3, HTTPS, and SSL

For more information about AOL, you can visit their website here.

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