Elwood Edwards, Voice of AOL’s ‘You’ve Got Mail!’ Alert, Dies at 74 NYT | Top Stories Emmett Lindner 8 November 2024 at 14:16 Early in the internet era, he was also behind AOL’s “Welcome!” “File’s done” and “Goodbye” messages. “They said my voice was heard more than 35 million times a day.” © Phil Long for The New York TimesElwood Edwards was the voice of AOL’s “You’ve Got Mail” alert, which earned him mostly anonymous fame and a guest role on “The Simpsons.”