HI you two great helpers, evidentially we had a power loss unknown to me, when it happened I lost much of my PFC file. Along with lots of stuff I lost all the printed info in my mailbox when the mail opens. With the help of a great couple techs who were both available as soon as I went to aol tech support, I was back up running the next day. I did however lose everything in my Personal Filing cabinet. Thanks for trying to help me Woody, you both are great. I by the way recommend everyone use the computer cleanup that AOL supplies, I found it really helped when I clicked on fast start up...wow what a difference. Hugs Pat In a message dated 10/21/2008 11:03:34 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: I agree. I see Pat stated "in the mailbox" by name. I've spent too many hours redoing AOL web pages into new sites. My old AOL sites are playing funeral dirges as background music until their Final End. Woody =============================== [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) writes: Woody- I may be wrong but I don't think that is what the poster is saying. I think they are saying that when they view the incoming mail in the inbox it only shows the icon for the incoming mail but not the from address or the subject. If I'm correct about what they are seeing, the DETAILS link also will not work--it is impossible to view the headers if the mail is corrupted. Joan ==================== In msg 10/17/2008 1:29 AM EDT, [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) writes: Right above where you're reading this, in the middle, is a little button with a down arrow. Click on that and it should open up to show the subj, date, etc. I don't know if going up to the top bar and clicking "Window" and telling it to "Remember settings" while one can see the subj, date, etc, will help or not, but one can try that. Woody **************New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your destination. Dining, Movies, Events, News & more. Try it out (http://local.mapquest.com/?ncid=emlcntnew00000002) ********* Visit the threaded archives of this list: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/AOLERS-ROOTSWEB ********* ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message **************New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your destination. Dining, Movies, Events, News & more. Try it out (http://local.mapquest.com/?ncid=emlcntnew00000002)

Thanks Woody, I had an error in my PFC, had to rename, all well now. Hugs Pat /////////////////////////////// n with a down arrow. Click on that and it should open up to show the subj, date, etc. I don't know if going up to the top bar and clicking "Window" and telling it to "Remember settings" while one can see the subj, date, etc, will help or not, but one can try that. Woody ======================== [email protected] writes: << for some reason today all my incoming mail is missing the date, topic and email address of who it is from, this is showing on my mailbox, of course to get through to aol help is a three hour job so am hoping someone can help me. I've shut down, restarted, the usual stuff, any suggestions? Hugs Pat Arden and Pat Houser, Pahrump, NV >> **************New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your destination. Dining, Movies, Events, News & more. Try it out (http://local.mapquest.com/?ncid=emlcntnew00000002) ********* Visit the threaded archives of this list: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/AOLERS-ROOTSWEB ********* ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message **************New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your destination. Dining, Movies, Events, News & more. Try it out (http://local.mapquest.com/?ncid=emlcntnew00000002)

I agree. I see Pat stated "in the mailbox" by name. I've spent too many hours redoing AOL web pages into new sites. My old AOL sites are playing funeral dirges as background music until their Final End. Woody =============================== [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) writes: Woody- I may be wrong but I don't think that is what the poster is saying. I think they are saying that when they view the incoming mail in the inbox it only shows the icon for the incoming mail but not the from address or the subject. If I'm correct about what they are seeing, the DETAILS link also will not work--it is impossible to view the headers if the mail is corrupted. Joan ==================== In msg 10/17/2008 1:29 AM EDT, [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) writes: Right above where you're reading this, in the middle, is a little button with a down arrow. Click on that and it should open up to show the subj, date, etc. I don't know if going up to the top bar and clicking "Window" and telling it to "Remember settings" while one can see the subj, date, etc, will help or not, but one can try that. Woody **************New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your destination. Dining, Movies, Events, News & more. Try it out (http://local.mapquest.com/?ncid=emlcntnew00000002)

Woody- I may be wrong but I don't think that is what the poster is saying. I think they are saying that when they view the incoming mail in the inbox it only shows the icon for the incoming mail but not the from address or the subject. If I'm correct about what they are seeing, the DETAILS link also will not work--it is impossible to view the headers if the mail is corrupted. Joan In a message dated 10/17/2008 1:29:37 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Right above where you're reading this, in the middle, is a little button with a down arrow. Click on that and it should open up to show the subj, date, etc. I don't know if going up to the top bar and clicking "Window" and telling it to "Remember settings" while one can see the subj, date, etc, will help or not, but one can try that. Woody **************New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your destination. Dining, Movies, Events, News & more. Try it out (http://local.mapquest.com/?ncid=emlcntnew00000002)

When you try to reply or forward mail -- are the REPLY and FORWARD icons grayed out and unusable? Also, any attachments are not downloadable. If this sounds like what you are experiencing, I think your email program has become corrupted and you would probably need to do a clean install of the software to fix it. This happened to me for no apparent reason on my old laptop. I never did find an easy solution to the problem. The mail appears correctly if you go to AOL's webmail. Joan In a message dated 10/17/2008 1:04:49 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: for some reason today all my incoming mail is missing the date, topic and email address of who it is from, this is showing on my mailbox, of course to get through to aol help is a three hour job so am hoping someone can help me. I've shut down, restarted, the usual stuff, any suggestions? Hugs Pat Arden and Pat Houser, Pahrump, NV May God continue to bless America **************New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your destination. Dining, Movies, Events, News & more. Try it out (http://local.mapquest.com/?ncid=emlcntnew00000002)

Right above where you're reading this, in the middle, is a little button with a down arrow. Click on that and it should open up to show the subj, date, etc. I don't know if going up to the top bar and clicking "Window" and telling it to "Remember settings" while one can see the subj, date, etc, will help or not, but one can try that. Woody ======================== [email protected] writes: << for some reason today all my incoming mail is missing the date, topic and email address of who it is from, this is showing on my mailbox, of course to get through to aol help is a three hour job so am hoping someone can help me. I've shut down, restarted, the usual stuff, any suggestions? Hugs Pat Arden and Pat Houser, Pahrump, NV >> **************New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your destination. Dining, Movies, Events, News & more. Try it out (http://local.mapquest.com/?ncid=emlcntnew00000002)

for some reason today all my incoming mail is missing the date, topic and email address of who it is from, this is showing on my mailbox, of course to get through to aol help is a three hour job so am hoping someone can help me. I've shut down, restarted, the usual stuff, any suggestions? Hugs Pat Arden and Pat Houser, Pahrump, NV May God continue to bless America **************New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your destination. Dining, Movies, Events, News & more. Try it out (http://local.mapquest.com/?ncid=emlcntnew00000002)

I want to thank EVERYONE that responded to my message (both on and off the board) about leaving AOL. I never had so many insightful suggestions and I do appreciate it so much. Regards, Karen On Oct 8, 2008, at 3:00 AM, [email protected] wrote: > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2008 16:31:27 -0400 > From: Karen <[email protected]> > Subject: [AOL-RW] Leaving AOL > To: [email protected] > > I hope someone can give me some suggestions. I have used AOL for > almost 14 years and am a Mac user. Over the years I have paid as much > as $22.95 and as little as $9.95 a month for the service. I have > always had 3 AOL email addresses, one for personal mail, one for my > genealogy, and one that my husband uses. > Two years ago, upon the urging of my adult children, I got a PC laptop > and have always had dial up. This July I got a new MacBook and > switched to high speed cable modem. I was told by the staff at the > Apple Store the one thing I DID NOT want to do was download AOL to my > MacBook. I have now been accessing my AOL mail on the Mac through a > mail set up that they showed me how to use that imports my AOL mail > over to this program. I can also access AOL from my browser. I can > sign onto AOL that is installed on my PC laptop. > My questions are: > 1-Can I get free email with AOL and still keep all three of my email > addresses? I have had the same email address for my genealogy for 14 > years and would hate to have to switch it now. > 2-Can I cancel AOL over the phone or can I do it online? > 3-Are there any advantages to keeping the AOL service when I shouldn't > install it on the Mac. The reason the Apple Store told me NOT to > install it was due to the fact that AOL loads so much stuff onto your > computer that you don't need and it takes up space and slows down your > computer. > Any comments would be appreciated. > Karen

In a message dated 10/13/08 8:32:37 AM, [email protected] writes: > I meant  chat  with  aol.  It used to be  called Live  Help when you could > contact aol  while on  line  and ask them a question  about  14 times  > before > you  got an answer. > lol!!!!!!!! sorry, yes, they do have it. i am laughing about the 14 times; it's true! aol's tech support is pretty useless. sorry; can't type; had shoulder surgery today. i do not remember how to get to live help. sorry. ************** New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your destination. Dining, Movies, Events, News &amp; more. Try it out (http://local.mapquest.com/?ncid=emlcntnew00000002)

In a message dated 10/13/2008 2:33:55 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: ""I found nothing to suggest that the AOL message boards were being taken down.""" You are right, they are still up. I was addressing a rumor where someone said the boards were on a list of things scheduled (maybe) to be taken off AOL. It was later posted that it was an old message that had been around for awhile and that it still hadn't happened. I wondered if any of those who head this list would know. I've always had my boards marked and they are one of the main reasons I stayed with AOL over the years. The changes that AOL has made over the years to the boards have caused many to leave and post in other places. These days you have so many options. As to how to get there, I typed in photography boards and just scrolled down until I saw the boards for AOL. I guess you can do that with anything. Enjoy, Dee **************New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your destination. Dining, Movies, Events, News & more. Try it out (http://local.mapquest.com/?ncid=emlcntnew00000002)

Thanks, Woody. I can't believe I've been with AOL for 10 years and never knew these existed. I guess I've been too busy digging up the past working on genealogy. :-) Lou ------------original message-------------- In a message dated 10/13/2008 2:33:48 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: One gets to the AOL message boards through "people connection". Here's a site I was taken to:: http://messageboards.aol.com/aol/en_us/articles.php?boardId=544978&func=3&chan nel=People+Connection I found nothing to suggest that the AOL message boards were being taken down. Woody **************New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your destination. Dining, Movies, Events, News & more. Try it out (http://local.mapquest.com/?ncid=emlcntnew00000002)

One gets to the AOL message boards through "people connection". Here's a site I was taken to:: http://messageboards.aol.com/aol/en_us/articles.php?boardId=544978&func=3&chan nel=People+Connection I found nothing to suggest that the AOL message boards were being taken down. Woody =============================== [email protected] writes: [email protected] writes: I just wondered because someone on one of the AOL craft boards that I'm on posted this. Thanks, Dee ------------------ Hi Dee, I didn't know that AOL had message boards. Are you referring to the AOL chat rooms? I know there are chat rooms for crafters under the heading "Special Interests" if you click on the Find a Chat link under the "Community" heading on the task bar. If there are message boards, can you tell me how you get to them? Lou **************New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your destination. Dining, Movies, Events, News & more. Try it out (http://local.mapquest.com/?ncid=emlcntnew00000002)

In a message dated 10/12/2008 5:31:29 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: I just wondered because someone on one of the AOL craft boards that I'm on posted this. Thanks, Dee ------------------ Hi Dee, I didn't know that AOL had message boards. Are you referring to the AOL chat rooms? I know there are chat rooms for crafters under the heading "Special Interests" if you click on the Find a Chat link under the "Community" heading on the task bar. If there are message boards, can you tell me how you get to them? Lou **************New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your destination. Dining, Movies, Events, News & more. Try it out (http://local.mapquest.com/?ncid=emlcntnew00000002)

Carol I meant chat with aol. It used to be called Live Help when you could contact aol while on line and ask them a question about 14 times before you got an answer. Sorry I didn't word it right Ema **************New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your destination. Dining, Movies, Events, News & more. Try it out (http://local.mapquest.com/?ncid=emlcntnew00000002)

I just wondered because someone on one of the AOL craft boards that I'm on posted this. Thanks, Dee **************New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your destination. Dining, Movies, Events, News & more. Try it out (http://local.mapquest.com/?ncid=emlcntnew00000002)

In a message dated 10/12/08 10:39:19 AM, [email protected] writes: > Does anyone know how to chat with aol  I  am on  dial up > You can download AIM (AOL Instant Messenger) from AOL. Carol ************** New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your destination. Dining, Movies, Events, News &amp; more. Try it out (http://local.mapquest.com/?ncid=emlcntnew00000002)

Does anyone know how to chat with aol I am on dial up Ema **************New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your destination. Dining, Movies, Events, News & more. Try it out (http://local.mapquest.com/?ncid=emlcntnew00000002)

Carol thank you so much I will call AOL and order one Ema From: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AOL-RW] Leaving AOL In a message dated 10/11/08 7:48:31 AM, [email protected] writes: > My son wants to get a mac.? Because all his friends have?? macs > is there any special? aol? that? he should get he? uses? 9.0 optomized now > or > anything? you can think of? that will? help him. > If? this is not interesting to others? if you feel like? it you can write me > off line. > All MACs come with OS X now. AOL has a special version of their software called, appropriately, AOL for OS X. Carol **************New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your destination. Dining, Movies, Events, News & more. Try it out (http://local.mapquest.com/?ncid=emlcntnew00000002)

In a message dated 10/11/08 7:48:31 AM, [email protected] writes: > My son wants to get a mac.  Because all his friends have   macs > is there any special  aol  that  he should get he  uses  9.0 optomized now > or > anything  you can think of  that will  help him. > If  this is not interesting to others  if you feel like  it you can write me > off line. > All MACs come with OS X now. AOL has a special version of their software called, appropriately, AOL for OS X. Carol ************** New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your destination. Dining, Movies, Events, News &amp; more. Try it out (http://local.mapquest.com/?ncid=emlcntnew00000002)

Ann My son wants to get a mac. Because all his friends have macs is there any special aol that he should get he uses 9.0 optomized now or anything you can think of that will help him. If this is not interesting to others if you feel like it you can write me off line. thanks Ema From: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AOL-RW] Leaving AOL To: [email protected] Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" I own MACs. I've used both AOL, and a small local ISP. All ISPs have their quirks. AOL works better for me. IMHO: AOL software is written primarily for PCs, because lots more people own PC machines. Then they add some "mouse milk and baling wire", and come up with a version that works on a MAC. It's easier for AOL to keep coming out with add-ons for PCs. <G> Sticking with AOL and MACs Ann **************New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your destination. Dining, Movies, Events, News & more. Try it out (http://local.mapquest.com/?ncid=emlcntnew00000002)