I've lost my AOL account and can't bring it back in

stevehutch50 wrote:

Hi I'm Steve

Following the standard advice about problems with AOL mail not working properly via my mac mail, I deleted the AOL account and attempted to re-enter it but am now getting "unable to verify the username or password" message.

My iMac is 11 years old and I am led to believe that this is the root of the problem - something about my Mail app being too old for the AOL system to accept. Does anybody know a work around so i can view my AOL emails in Mac mail again?

You will need to contact AOL or look at their support site to troubleshoot, since it can't verify your user account.

You need to create an app specific password for Aol on Apple Mail. See link below.

https://help.aol.com/articles/Create-and-manage-app-password#:~:text=%20Create%20and%20manage%20third-party%20app%20passwords%20,sign%20in%20to%20your%20email%20app.%20See%20More.