Put back the block on only receiving email from those people in my address book.
Put back the option to only receive email from those people in my address book Please.
Steve B.
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Thank you for sharing your feedback, we’ll send it over to the Product Team and hope to have it implemented in the future.
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SPAM hater
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It's clear that AOL doesn't care about anything. I've deleted secondary screen names and their written instructions indicate there is a 30 day waiting period to get rid of the primary screen name. That has passed and I still can't get rid of the primary screen name. After a couple of sessions with their customer service (and was cut off once after over 30 minutes between the wait and the useless rep), I've now been told there is a 90 day waiting period. So I informed them after that, I'm just going to file an FCC complaint. Everyone here who has a beef, should do that. It there is enough of that, they will get reached. To file the complaint go here - https://consumercomplaints.fcc.gov/hc/en-us
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Anonymous
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Put back the block on only receiving email from those people in my address book.
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Melissa Shirley
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Please am not seeing any email on my account someone send something to me but couldn't find that please help
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Anonymous
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Can you all erase the 11,000 emails that have come through?
I had it blocked, but somehow, block has been overrided. -
Bk Sabet
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can i set my aol email to only receive email from my contact list ?
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Bk Sabet
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can i set my aol email to only receive email from my contact list ?
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Anonymous
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Well, the programmers must be too STUPID to do that - it's only been almost 15 months since this request was posted.
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Anonymous
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I have been with AOL since 1994, and have now had enough. AOL deliberately removed the option to have only emails from contacts in the address book. AOL has absolutely NO intention of restoring the original email settings. I am being bombarded with spam and ****. The spam blocker doesn't work.
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Toni
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I have gotten email (spam) in my friend's name, several times. I told her to send in a complaint, too.This is my friend's name, but a spam email address. . Not always the same spam addess, that comes through....this came today: Joan Martin (jseymour@mhtc.net) . Please don't allow unless it's in my address book. and can you only put email addresses in my book when I put them there? Do not do them automatically because I get all kinds of "****" that I have to delete...thank you!
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SPAM hater
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Already deleted one secondary AOL email account today (good riddance as there was a bunch of spam just since yesterday). There is a 30 day wait period to get rid of the master screen name (https://help.aol.com/articles/close-your-account) and I can't wait to do that and be done with AOL.
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Anonymous
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Put AOL back as it used to be or bye bye )-:
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Ann C
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I feel the sameway. All day spam emails. I keep trying to stop it and it continues everyday.
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SPAM hater
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My last update as I'll shortly be getting rid of the AOL account. Have successfully rotated all my contacts (will keep the AOL for a month or so in case of any stragglers) to another email provider. So much better. Since I put a permanent away message a couple of months ago that indicates AOL spam controls are not adequate and in process of moving my contacts and important historical saved emails my spam folder has decreased from just under 1,000 to just under 200. It was growing each day prior to that message. I'd never go back to AOL. Moving the contacts was easy. Getting things changed on sign-ups to websites I care about was a drop more of a pain as one tends to not think of a few. At this point, I'm fairly confident I have the stuff that I need and I'm looking forward to not having all the issues any longer (have had AOL service go out here or there and other issues - not alone with AOL's problems - e.g. - https://www.bbb.org/us/va/dulles/profile/internet-service/oath-0241-2087/complaints)
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Slim
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I have the choice to flag this idea as inappropriate.
Wow if I could only flag AOLs advertising as inappropriate. -
SPAM hater
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I've now moved all my contacts and important emails saved from the two AOL accounts and will keep them for a few months (AOL Accounts have an away message that was suggested here letting them know about the inadequacies of SPAM controls) just in case there is a straggler or two. I've changed all my sign-ups at the various sites (and keeping the AOL for a few months just in case I left something out). Much better. I had to help someone get email on their phone the other day who changed passwords due to a security breach on some website. They had Yahoo mail (and Yahoo, AOL and Verizon email is now under the Oath company so they are probably all bad) and had about 800 spams message over the last 30 days (as they drop off after 30 days. Now that all that is changed via AOL forcing me, I'm glad (and of course not going back under any circumstances). Don't waste your time has it has been over a year without a response from AOL (and if that is how they value you and you still want to stick with them - good luck). Bite the bullet and just do it - e.g. gmail, outlook or whatever doesn't involve this horrible company.
To the person who asked about facebook (I don't do facebook but always threaten to start a website called faceliftbook.com for people my age), that is not an email issue. It is your facebook settings. Go to the downward arrow on the upper right and drop down to settings. On the left after clicking settings, there will be something that says notifications. Look at those.
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Kevin Pond
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I agree completely. AOL's response was September 13, 2018, over a year ago.
Where is AOL on this matter, now over a year latter?
If no movement by AOL my long time association with this company will soon be over.
AOL: your response??? -
Richard Brunskill
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I am recieveing face book notifications on my email which l do not want.Could you help me in this.Thankyou
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Charles
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Bring back the option of "only allow emails for email addresses I specify." Please do it now!
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Anonymous commented
getting too many spam emails. Settings to stop spam not working
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pat
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People keep complaining about having to individually block all of the spam they receive. Well, I wish doing that was an option because I have blocked so many F'in "InstaGirl *** Sh*t yet they keep coming. AOL, Verizon or whoever is running this sorry excuse for a ISP ought to be ashamed. They are literally getting paid to allow spammers to bombard people with vulgar, obscene emails. SMDH PATHETIC!!!