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  1. Old Mail body of mail is missing

    Mail I have SAVED ON MY PC the body of the email does not show. Checked in OLD MAIL and it also does not show there either. Mail just won't open correctly. Just started happening today 3/3/19 but seems to be effecting all mail for 2019 and late 2018. Was working correctly a week ago. I clean and save mail once a week on Sunday and last week was fine TODAY not so much. HELP support says I have some kind of virus Don't think so scan daily.

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    Please send us a crash report in order for our engineers to look into the issue you are experiencing with the software closing unexpectedly. To do that, please follow these steps:

    1. Open AOL Desktop Gold.
    2. Click on Help on the top right, and select Report a Bug from the drop-down menu.
    3. Type a short description of the problem, and click Send.

  2. WHY SIZE OF LETTERS KEEP CHANGING SMALLER ON AOL?

    WHY SIZE OF LETTERS KEEP GETTING SMALLER IN EMAIL ON AOL DESKTOP GOLD?
    I NEVER CHANGED SIZES!

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    If you want to adjust the font size in the list of mail, click “Edit” on the top left corner of the AOL Desktop window, select “Mail Settings” from the drop-down menu, and from the “Font and Text”“ tab select your preferred “ Font Size” from the drop-down menu (Small, Medium or Large).

    In order to change your default font type and color for composing mail, please follow these steps:

    1. On the top left, click on Edit.
    2. Select Mail Settings from the drop-down menu.
    3. Go to the “Font and Text” tab.
    4. From the Write Mail section use the toolbar to change the font type, size, and color.

    Changes are saved automatically.

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    The best way to resolve this is to mark the emails as “Spam”, that way you can train the spam filter to better identify unwanted emails in the future. You can also block specific senders by going to the Mail menu on the top left, and selecting “Block Unwanted Mail” from the drop-down menu, then adding the senders emails address in the Sender Filter’s block list.

  4. email address displays my account name???

    Just show user name to recipient when I send a message. Stop attaching my account name to message sent with a user name. When I send email via a new user name I set up for coordinating messages for a group, my personal name shows up along with the New User Name. Why???. if I wanted to send a message with my name on it I wouldn't have set up a separate user name and paid for it???

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    In order to remove your display name, follow these steps:
    1. Click on the ‘Mail’ menu on the top left.
    2. Select ‘Mail Settings’ from the drop-down menu.
    3. Erase the name from the ‘Display Name’ field, and close the window (changes are saved automatically).

  5. Your system is changing the address of the e-mail I am writing from yahoo.com to AOL creating a demon response

    Your system is changing the address of the e-mail I am writing from yahoo.com to AOL creating a demon response

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    Please make sure the email addresses are complete, including @DomainExample.com . In case the domain name is not included in the email address, the username will be treated as an AOL account and @aol.com will automatically be added at the end.
    If you are using the auto-complete feature to add the contacts in the recipient box, check your address book, and make sure this contact has the correct full Yahoo email address.

  6. mail settings

    I need to be able to arrange my read/old email in alphabetical order.

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    In order to sort Old mail alphabetically, click on the Subject or E-mail Address columns above the first email in the list.

  7. Blind copy addressees no longer showing

    As of last week I can no longer see the email addresses of people I sent mail to in BLIND COPY (BCC). Why was this removed?

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  8. Time stamp on printed emails is incorrect. Indicates Central Standard Time vice Central Daylight Time.

    The date stamp that is placed on email shows central standard time vice central daylight time. Central standard time doesn't start until Sunday November 4th @ 2:00 AM. It is now 9/27/2018. ??????????????

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  9. What happened to being able to send BCC bulk emails to a list of emails for my group that meets each week. We have always been able to send

    What happened to being able to send BCC bulk emails to a list of emails for my group that meets each week. We have always been able to send to our entire email list of group attendees. But today I am trying to do this for my co-leader, and received an undeliverable mail notice from the postmaster...though I did receive a sent email notice from AOL showing that the email with all BCC in bulk were sent! Then after sending and receiving the sent mail notice, I received two minutes later the Undeliverable mail email from postmaster@pdes-usa.com saying:
    User mailbox…

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    Hello there, for more information about our bulk mail policy, please check the following article: https://help.aol.com/articles/aol-mail-limits-on-sending-bulk-mail

    Regarding the issue you are experiencing, this might not be related to the fact that you have sent a bulk email. The bounce-back error you provided us, mentions a problem with the @pdes-usa.com recipient’s mailbox (the type of problem that their email provider will have to resolve).

    When you receive an email with a bounce-back error message, it means that AOL was not able to deliver your email, or that the recipient domain rejected your message.

    If you continue to receive a bounce-back error after sending mail, please call us at 1-888-265-3733, and one of our technicians can analyze the error and provide you information about why the message could not be delivered.

  10. OPTIMIZED for sending pictures ISN'T WORKING RIGHT - IT STILL HAS ISSUES and takes WAY TOO LONG

    OPTIMIZED for sending pictures ISN'T WORKING RIGHT - IT STILL HAS ISSUES and takes WAY TOO LONG

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    Please send us a crash report in order for our engineers to look into this issue. To do that, please follow these steps:

    1. Open AOL Desktop Gold.
    2. Click on Help on the top right, and select Report a Bug from the drop-down menu.
    3. Type a short description of the problem, and click Send.

  11. Sorry, we don't recognize this email.

    Have not been able to sign on for 15 days now.
    All I get from AOL Agent is this: I do apologize but our system is currently undergoing a maintenance relating to your issue. In fact, we are receiving a heavy amount of similar cases like yours. Currently our fix team from headquarters are well aware & are working around the clock to fix this.

    About 4 different Agents have sent me that same message word for word.

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    We are sorry you are experiencing issues logging in, and we apologize for the inconvenience this has caused you. In order to resolve this, please call us at 800-307-7969 Mon – Fri: 10AM – 7PM, and one of our customer support agents will be able to assist you regarding this issue. Thank you.

  12. how to block/stop emails from unknownsender@unknowndomain

    This address does not allow you to add it to your blocked email list.

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    In some cases, you can click on "Details" on the read mail window. This will show you the coded header files and possible display the true email address where the email came from. You can then use this email address to block mails. 

  13. Can AOL change the InBox setting with the senseless OLD MAIL

    I hope someday that AOL will realize how disastrous the OLD MAIL feature is in the IN BOX. The email drops into the OLD box and if you do not notice it, you lose the email!!! It is one of the worst settings that I have ever experienced in my 23 years of using AOL!

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  14. Just got an email from AOL - Is it legitimate or not???

    I just got the email below (copied) it was sent by sentesi@aol.com. Is this legitimate or not??? please advise asap!
    AOL MAIL

    Prior to AOL! Agreement

    "Starting on November 10th, 2021, AOL! customers who have not updated their email account will no longer be able to log in to their AOL and through email addresses.

    Customers will have to Verify their email address to confirm
    Kindly click on the attachment to re-login and verify now! We apologize for any inconvenience caused.

    CLICK HERE TO VERIFY NOW

    Thank you

    Privacy  |   Copyright © AOL Inc, 2021. All rights  reserved
    

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  15. email changes

    I keep getting emails to change my aol mail to a non-aol email application. Why am I paying for AOL Gold if I can no longer get my mail safely on it?

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  16. AOL verification code -

    Got and email
    AOL Your verification code is [ letters given ]
    What is this - a scam or what. Been on AOL for years and never seen this!!!

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  17. i am getting emails that DO NOT have my address on them how are they coming to me ???

    get you server fixed i am getting emails that do n ot have my address on them !!!!! i have screenshotted it where do i send it ????

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  18. I get spam from Unknown Senders even though in my settings I have checked to hide and disable

    I have checked in my mail settings to hide and disable mail from Unknown Senders. I am still getting this junk in my Spam folder. Why doesn't hide and disable, hide and disable?

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    Thank you for your feedback.
    Take control of your inbox by keeping your spam list up to date.

    1. Click the Spam Settings tab.
    2. In the box under “Block mail from addresses I specify,” enter the email address you want blocked.
    3. Click the + icon
    4. Alternatively, to remove the address, click the X icon next to the address you want removed.
    More info in this article: https://help.aol.com/articles/aol-mail-mail-settings

  19. Edit the Address Autocomplete Feature When Creating an Email

    When adding addresses to a new e-mail (or forwarding one), a list of suggested addresses pops up. That list always contains email addresses that are old or people I do not wish to correspond with. How can I remove these unwanted email addresses and stop them from popping up when I send an email?

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    These are suggestions. The option is embedded in the application and its available for any type of application you are using. The feature its not only for AOL. Any other provider uses the same feature.

  20. while writing an email I tried to copy and 95% of the text I just wrote was GONE,HOW do I get it back??

    i tried to copy what I just wrote in an email when what I just wrote was gone. HOW to I get it back???

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    If this happens again, press CTRL+Z keyboard combinations immediately. That will undo the latest change and bring back the accidentally deleted text.

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