Thought I would start a new thread to make it easier to find for those having trouble with aol mail.
Try doing a manual setup with these settings:
In Coming
imap.aol.com
username: Full email address (just to be safe)
your password
encryption: none
port 143
Out Going
smtp.aol.com
user name: Full email address (just to be safe)
your pasword
authentication: On
encryption: none
port 587