AOL Mail changes security notice on Mac

IS THERE ANY HOPE that Apple People will STEP IN AND HELP ONE AND ALL ON THIS AOL "missive of change DUE DATE OCTOBER 20 2020" ??? (and if the Cavalry is coming from Apple time is of the essence! Before the DD rather than after - After all this is an Apple APP that we BRING AOL into Apple's Email Mail Account.

I have read and reread and then searched APPLE SUPPORT for how to do this and how to do that and how to recovery and how to safe I DO NOT FEEL secure attempting (plus I can't find a lot the terminology used within mail app and mail windows and mail settings AND I AM up to date in updates and OS etc ( many of the pretty pictures apple provides in its instructions don't always match what's representatives on my Mac Bk Pro which I repeat is up to date ) NO, I AM NOT USING SIERRA I KEEP SAYING

UP to date with Catalina! WHICH BTW so many of Apples upgrades and updates, annoying, have dropped many wonderful and fun and helpful apps as far back as Sierra. COME ON APPLE HELP US out! Surely, "A" can see the quagmire the apple mail app and AOL has created that needs clear concise instruction , with pictures of mail settings on a few of the lates OSs!

Hi BD,

My problem is I don't know how to find these things to change them in apple windows settings (?) and or doc connection which I only see when I make a huge mistake- I have a long list of smtp + imap, in the smtp and IMAP drop down box when I see it of accounts not "enabled" but there, at the ready if I need them (can I get rid of them if I keep important info in their offline file folders? Who or where do you suppose I can get remote services or a detailed great video of steps (with pictures) to finalize this STUFF? I GREATLY APPREICATE YOUR PATIENCE AND HELP I am just a very visual person with direction, obviously- nope, I can't even read a map or a residential floor plan. SO sorry! IT IS SAD!

Thanks. Complicated and dang confusing! FOR sure. I am down to the wire TODAY OCT 19TH, and I just want to get my email using my 2 AOL addresses I have had ONLY ON A COMPUTER nada other toys!! WHO WOULD YOU RECOMMEND I create a simple email and free account with (and quickly) - I would hope that AOL web page would allow me to to "an away message" for a little while - Currently the 2 different AOL email addresses print themselves inside my Apple Mail window on my laptop and that's it - The "back door/ web mail" login in and out for separate accounts, obviously is a pain !!! Thanks for everyone's input - Help help, we are at the end of the line here come midnight with AOL email on THIS simple, plain, ole apple 'puter!

Who did you choose to go with, after leaving AOL? I had have a lot of questions about storage and prices regarding iCloud and 3 phones calls later have "earned me" 3 different answers. I was hoping iCloud was going to be a good choice AN EASY TO CREATE CHOICE.

I have to find those things once I figure out where to look for them. I'll get back shortly, I HOPE.

I can't find em - accounts wants me to sign in - now i gotta find the p.w. I am certain it is the s.o.s. 495? 993; 997

Thanks Steve,

I use inside APPLE MAIL a yahoo account, 2 aos account and gmail. Each account is used for a different reason and of course in ONE WINDOW to view and respond in, sure makes life a little simpler -

I will definitely print this and read and mark it up your suggestion HOWEVER, I don't understand WHY I would use Verizon.net settings on an apple computer using apple mail (I do not even use icloud anything). I brought in 2 AOL different accounts to .It's much easier to read and respond within the one window than log into several accounts per day- The really SCARY THING IS ... AOL SAYS IF YOU 'DON'T do what we say "your account will be deleted"! If it was like that yahoo oath bizz a few years ago... procrastination was not a major issue, waiting the dust to settle and see what a person REALLY HAD TO REPSOND TO OR PERFORM. Email account of yahoo was "safe" for several months after the missive/threat of "OATH" - Thanks again- open to hearing more ESPECIALLY if APPLE would respond in a timely manner as month or 2 ago I attempted to resolve this by phone support to no avail. Do you know if Cnet or D. Pogue or ? might have additional hints? I live in a large condo building and put on our intranet "looking for people using AOL in apple mail- Lots of techie's in ATX - no respont yet from my building. Most here use gmail