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  1. Create an email app for phones

    I know there is one but it is not dedicated to email and does not even have the "you've got mail" alert tone if not going to fix the existing one at least create a better more simple one that is strictly email for gold members.

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  2. Can not delete own email folders build in `"Saved on my PC" ....!!!! Your request could not be understand by Server Code : EC-4001

    Can not delete own email folders build in `"Saved on my PC" ....!!!!

    Get the following message :

    Your request could not be understand by Server Code : EC-4001
    or
    EC-4002

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  3. optimize aol database

    Sometimes when signing off of aol desktop gold, a message appears that says
    we are optimizing aol database so that aol runs better

    What does that mean? I'm all for aol running better, but why is this set to auto?
    There should be an option to optimize aol manually. I do remember back in aol 9.8 days, there was a way to clear out artwork by purging the aol artwork database, is this a successor to that?

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  4. I hate it. I REALLY hate it from fjczech

    Please put mine back the way it was and PLEASE hurry. This has got to be one of the most stupid things aol has done. Nice way to lose customers

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  5. New Weather Screen Format Sucks!

    Well AOL, you messed up yet another page. The weather page sucks now. You chose to throw in a huge ad/commercial box, while decreasing the size of the weather box!

    We come to the weather page to see the WEATHER, NOT ADS! Make it so you don't have to increase the page size to actually SEE what the screen is supposed to actually be about.

    The weather should be the focus of the page, not the advertising, contrary to what your marketing department says!!

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  6. For all AOL apps. A user defined auto delete for emails with the ability to flag an email that you want NOT to delete automatically.

    A user defined auto delete on email with the ability to flag an email NOT to delete automatically if so desired. If you are concerned then deleted emails can go into a transition deletion bin from which they can be retrieved within X number of days before the trash is taken out.

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  7. Allow me to post an opposing view to AOL

    Allow me to post an opposing view to AOL

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  8. When I click on one email, it brings up many things I don't want to see at that time.

    I just want to see one email at a time, not the info on AOL.

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  9. Need to create a PFC folder in Desktop Gold, how do I do that? I can't find instructions anywhere. It used to be a simple thing to do.

    Need to create a PFC folder in Desktop Gold, how do I do that? I can't find instructions anywhere. It used to be a simple thing to do.

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  10. Improving Linux compatibility of installer with latest Beta versions (.net 4.8 won't install)

    Hello everyone from Germany,

    AOL was my first ISP back in 1998 and I thought of what has become of this old classic.

    I learned about the Beta site and thought I'd give it a try on Linux using wine (wine is not an emulator).

    Unfortunately the installer crashed right away when it was trying to install .net 4.8.

    I posted the following but for this
    https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=54735

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  11. print option not a direct option on Aol gold

    blank white page visible with a photo of a printer in the middle
    AOL Gold not printing directly like other applications

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  12. Change to new email signature, with previous version of AOL Mail.

    I use an older version of AOL Mail. I have an e-mall signature with this version. I want to change to another signature, but it appears I must first "sign-up" with AOL Gold and pay a monthly fee. Really? I have had an e-mail signature for years with the older version without a fee, but now, if I want to change to another "signature", that will involve a monthly charge, really? This isn't critical, but it is important for enjoying my email experience. Thanks, but no thanks.

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  13. settings

    Not to click twice to open e mails that would a little. thank you

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  14. Create Kids Only Account

    Please create a Kids only page again. Back in 2003-2007 AOL had a KOL account for kids and teens on the AOL gold desktop. Bring back Radio KOL this format would be talk show.

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  15. I was locked out of AOL until I agreed to pay $7

    I was locked out of AOL until I agreed to pay $7 for who knows what. I have no clue what excuse was made to pad up my monthly bill and I have no clue what I'm paying now. I have opened a case.

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  16. Welcome screen size

    As of Monday, 03/20 the size of the welcome screen changed so that the page forward, or backward indicators (< & >) are below the visible screen. This is a pain. Put it back the way it was before this "improvement".

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  17. There is no "Manage" at the bottom of AOL Favorites. How do I save them? How do I open saved Favorites? I need some infor on a saved file

    There is no "Manage" at the bottom of AOL Favorites, so I can't save or retrieve files. How can I open a saved fav file????????????????

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  18. what happened to my jimandbrendalane@aol.com account. It disappeared?

    When I choose sign off and hit change user name Jimandbrendalane is no longer there?

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  19. Posting feedback or reporting a bug

    There should be a way to attach a screenshot when either posting feedback or reporting a bug. It would make things a lot more easier.

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  20. aol desktop gold writing to hard drive

    Looking at the disk activity under resource monitor, under task manager, I can confirm that aoldesktop.exe is writing to the hard drive.

    What is the software doing? It'd be great to get more info about what is going on exactly. The only theory that I have is that the software makes a backup so in the event that the browser crashed, having a the browser recover your info would seem like a good idea.

    I think aol 9.8 had this and most browsers do. There should be an option to customize aol desktop gold writing to a hard drive.

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