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Reggie Fowler · Nov 3, 2007, 06:24 AM

AOL won't allow me to READ mail...... ever since i installed Leopard.
so i've downloaded AOL Desktop Beta 2 and i can't WRITE a new message.

Anyone have luck using AOL Software with Leopard?

64stang06 · Nov 3, 2007, 07:57 AM

Have you tried this?

Taylor C · Nov 3, 2007, 08:01 AM

... People use AOL?

imitchellg5 · Nov 3, 2007, 10:07 AM

Originally Posted by Taylor C

... People use AOL?

I was gonna say, has AOL ever not been broken?

Warbrain · Nov 3, 2007, 10:15 AM

Originally Posted by 64stang06

Have you tried this?

That's his best bet. I used that for years until my father finally got the idea and got DSL. Thankfully I worked at my university so I could have my fun there.

Art Vandelay · Nov 3, 2007, 11:27 AM

How many times are you going to write about this?

Reggie Fowler · Nov 3, 2007, 11:40 AM

i write about it because the AOL program is not working correctly and i want to see it fixed.
I am curious if others are having the same trouble as me....or is it just me?

i realize i can configure Mail or another program to read AOL mail....but AOL is more than just mail, it has chat-rooms, news, and other things i often use.

crazyjohnson · Nov 3, 2007, 11:56 AM

Then contact AOL. This is not an AOL support forum. You are a paying customer - it is in their best interest to give you a hand.

Originally Posted by Reggie Fowler

i write about it because the AOL program is not working correctly and i want to see it fixed.

angelmb · Nov 3, 2007, 12:19 PM

The Mac where I have AOL software installed is not ready to use, I am in the process to change its multiple fans, so until I get them I can't test it, I have to rely on web-mail… sorry.

Reggie Fowler · Nov 13, 2007, 10:17 PM

so, has anyone had any luck with AOL under Leopard?

analogika · Nov 14, 2007, 03:18 AM

Has anyone had any luck contacting AOL SUPPORT?

pendragon · Nov 14, 2007, 07:14 AM

A work around:
Access AOL via Safari or Firefox , e,g., AOL.com - Welcome to AOL. Don't know about other browsers.
The product is not identical to the AOL client, but all the essentials are there, well, you can send and receive mail and your contacts/address book is available.

Thinine · Nov 14, 2007, 02:53 PM

I use AOL Connect to dial up to AOL and it works in Leopard. It does have bugs though, and I haven't been able to find a good contact link for support from AOL for it.

angelmb · Nov 14, 2007, 04:28 PM

Also, the AOL Service Assistant worked for me in Leopard… btw, have you tried it with beta 3 yet?

angelmb · Nov 15, 2007, 10:42 AM

OK, tried it today, I can't either write a new message with beta 3… clicking the write new e-mail button does nothing… :-/

Thinine · Nov 15, 2007, 01:58 PM

Do you have any WebKit or Safari hacks installed? Perhaps its new mail composition engine works like Mail, in that it uses WebKit to compose the message.

angelmb · Nov 16, 2007, 12:33 PM

hum… no Safari hacks installed since I don't use Safari that much really (something that's going to change with Safari 3 though)

chabig · Nov 16, 2007, 06:36 PM

There is no need for AOL software at all. If you have an AOL email account, just use Mac Mail.

Reggie Fowler · Nov 16, 2007, 11:13 PM

AOL is aware of the problem. I can't believe it's taking this long to get it fixed. AOL has never been Mac-friendly.

I'mDaMac · Nov 17, 2007, 12:47 AM

AOL broken...

You could have stopped right there actually.

angelmb · Nov 17, 2007, 03:08 AM

Originally Posted by chabig

There is no need for AOL software at all. If you have an AOL email account, just use Mac Mail.

Sure and works great, but a true client like the extinct AOL OpenRide would be really cool.

Thinine · Nov 17, 2007, 06:53 PM

I need to use it since my Mom still uses dialup, as it's the only thing available where she lives, aside from satellite, which she won't spring for.

chabig · Nov 17, 2007, 07:22 PM

So you live with your Mom, and she uses AOL as her ISP. Aren't there any other ISPs available to her? That would be very unlikely. If she can dial to AOL, she ought to be able to dial to Earthlink, for example.

Reggie Fowler · Nov 18, 2007, 06:36 AM

that's like saying photoshop isn't working properly....so my suggestion to you is that you should install graphic converter or use preview.

i just want AOL fixed. no substitute programs. no web logins. i just want AOL fixed.

chabig · Nov 18, 2007, 10:27 AM

Why don't you use Apple Mail as your email program?

besson3c · Nov 18, 2007, 12:53 PM

Or any other IMAP client for that matter....

Reggie: sometimes you have to be accepting that when you are dealing with companies that there are some things that will not work on the Mac like they do in Windows - this applies to your MS Map site too... However, there are almost always alternatives. I suggest choosing the path of least resistance.

Thinine · Nov 18, 2007, 01:51 PM

Originally Posted by chabig

So you live with your Mom, and she uses AOL as her ISP. Aren't there any other ISPs available to her? That would be very unlikely. If she can dial to AOL, she ought to be able to dial to Earthlink, for example.

Why would she switch? She has the AOL dialup for $9.95/mo. and she doesn't want or need to change. So what was the point of this post, aside from being a huge *********? And I don't live with her, I just support her computer.

angelmb · Nov 19, 2007, 09:14 AM

Originally Posted by Reggie Fowler

that's like saying photoshop isn't working properly....so my suggestion to you is that you should install graphic converter or use preview.

i just want AOL fixed. no substitute programs. no web logins. i just want AOL fixed.

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