Aol tmtp mail

A blast from the past!

AOL (America Online) was a popular internet service provider (ISP) in the 1990s and early 2000s. TMTP (Text Messaging To Phone) was a feature that allowed AOL users to send text messages to mobile phones.

Here's how it worked:

1. AOL users would compose a message in their AOL email client, just like they would send an email to another AOL user.
2. The message would be sent to AOL's servers, which would then forward it to the recipient's mobile phone via SMS (Short Message Service).
3. The recipient would receive the message on their mobile phone, just like a regular text message.

TMTP was a convenient way for AOL users to send messages to friends and family who didn't have email addresses or were not online at the time. However, with the rise of mobile internet and SMS messaging, TMTP eventually became less popular and was eventually phased out.

Today, AOL is no longer a major player in the ISP market, and its services have been largely replaced by other internet service providers and messaging apps.