AOL Mail changes security notice on Mac

This is my original Q - this doesn't not seem legit I refer to the address ( .net ) and the reply to also .net rather than .COM

I believe this to be phishing AND WANT to know who to report it IF SO that ISSS legit - Thanks

PLEASE SEE THE AOL.NET message rec'd a few days ago- I brought this AOL account and others INTO MY APPLE MAIL PROGRAM YEARS AGO-

Tue, Aug 25 at 11:19 AM

Thanks - good morning from Austin TX! OK so ?? maybe since there is an AOL.NET in Europe - Verizon is International? Maybe they "run microsoft 'whatevers' on their systems" ? Do you think maybe I wasn't scammed or phished or ???? I did finally call the number I had for AOL (for whatever long ago I was thinking?!?!?!?) and the gal said she was from Romania, which could still turn out to be another Nigerian Prince deal??? She wanted a credit card for me to speak to "support" to "help me" change my settings for apple mail - And,, without further info given besides who owned the Apple and the AOL account and no credit card (but she had probably nabbed my phone number I called from) I hung up- Let me understand more... there is a legit AOL.Net? part of AOL.com? Thanks for sticking with me on this. K9 Ms.

Dear Gabriel

Thank you for the "copy" of THE CHAT -

Firstly let me thank everyone who has shared that being said - somewhere along the line, everyone thinks I am using Sierra or High Sierra. NOT! UP to date to the minute Catalina, which has been NO JOY as far as "missing pieces/programs" -

I AM NOT using a phone or phone app. I am only using AOL on the computer - for about 10 years myself - O am not technically savvy. I would not be able to do 24 steps either, like your friend- IS IT AT ALL POSSIBLE THAT BY MY USING CATALINA I AM UP TODATE FOR the "folks of AOL?" and their secure concern using whatever PORTS which I can't locate where they would even be on my puter. Is the only way to get another email service? DO YOU KNOW IF AOL has a auto response I can set up for any incoming emails into my computer/apple AOL mails TELLING THEM I HAVE ANEW ACCOUNT/EMAIL and what the new-er address is? Thanks again - K9Ms.

Hi ALL...

I have now read the AOL missive half a dozen times and clicked on the links- Still can't figure what I am supposed to do- ALL I WANT TO DO IS USE AOL MAIL IN MY APPLE MAIl like I have for years- ALL THIS GOBBLE DE GOOP about Android and IOS makes no sense to just USING AOL MAIL ACCOUNT IN APPLE MAIL can anyone help answer me figure how WHAT I HAVE TO DO to use AOL mail inside the APPLE MAIL on Catalina?

I agree that SOMEONE FROM AOL should confirm. SURELY these people "watch over comments and contents" we submit EVERYWHERE! IT WOULD BE GREAT IF IN PLAIN ENGLISH THEY explained the procedure in simple non tech words AND add in parenthesis some examples of what they are talking about! I thank you for your input on this as I am still contemplating finding a different e mail service (SECRURE etc) to bring into APPLE MAIL window BTW YA'LL I AM UP TODATE OF COURSE PLUS I am ON c-a-t-a-l-i-n-a not Sierra nor Hi Sierra - PLEASE keep that in mind when responding. AND BTW I DID CALL A O L AND GOT A LADY IN ROMANIA her charge for "help" was $15 a month CS any time -sure - FUNNY some folks have indicated $9.99 to sky's the limit that I have "spoken" with - friends who have 20-30 years ago started with AOL w fees (now still using no charge) and DO NOT SEEM CONCERNED OVER THIS INEXPLICABLE GOOBE DE GOOP FROM A O L's "missives"!

Yes, it would be great if someone from AOL and or Apple would jump in here for us NOVICES AND OLD FOLKS on worry or don't worry and what to preform AND what to ignore. Isn't APPLE MAIL APP considered a third party by the power that beeeessss at aol?

? Not sure how what this has to do with the AOL missive about CHANGING SETTINGS IN ORDER TO CONTINUE W/ AOL come October 20, 2020 using what AOL considers thri party mail app MEANING "apple mail" - Please note ya'll I AM RUNNING up to date ......CATALINA / 10.15.6 .... not "high sierra"-

IN SUMMARY: has anyone figured out what AOL wants in SIMPLE LANGUAGE to to be that MUST BE DONE in order to continue using AOL WITHIN the apple mail (NOT iCloud) simple apple mail with AOL email addresses (plural) ADDRESSES. Thanks a bunch for input.

Thank you for simplifying - HOWEVER, as a non techie person... I am not sure if I have 2 step- I DO know if I change a p.w. AOL will send me an email. HERE'S THE KICKER... I am still confused... I have two AOL accounts- if I go to "the back door" / website I have to log in...AND to get to my second account used for "pains in my butt emails" I have to LOG OUT of that account and LOG IN to the other account order to read ... that MUST be considered log out, am I correct? I rarely go to web mail site, I use the convenience of having brought BOTH AOL email address ACCOUNTS into APPLE e mail window - both appear there easy peasy to read. Can you help to un-confuse me on this part of what DOES APPEAR TO BE a lot easier... than saving on server (another I dunno issue) As I can't find where to check or uncheck save on server ... than removing and putting back all the emails back into my APPLE EMAIL APP WINDOW-

Thank you so very much !

I DO LOG OUT of webmail because , if I need to go to AOL webmail window for one reason or another . I use 2 different email accounts and have to log in thru webmail to change the p.w. when necessary, and or to block or unblock a sender. To use account #1 it has a different email address...@aol AND with a different p.w. different from the second account - Account #2 has a different p.w. and email address....@aol therefore I DO LOG HAVE TO LOG OUT. "Hence my concern and confusion" - One account is for digital newspapers; business reports and just "stuff" while the other email account is for personal emails - I appreciate your patience and the most clear instructions -

K9

OK one last question/concern...If I do the WHOLE AOL thing, removing both accounts and then putting back in - ONE THE LONG FORM of AOL's PROCEDURE/STEPS to update by October 20th , the IMAP AND SMTP settings are different thanthe original settings, when I brought AOL into APPLE MAIL window. Please give me your input on:

INCOMING IMAP SERVER: EXPORT.IMAP.AOL.COM (hmmm they added the word "export"?)

PORT 993 Requires SSl/yes Requires: - authentication yes

OUTGOING SMTP SERVER: SMTP.AOL.COM

PORT 465

RG