How to Reset Aol Mail Settings

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This wikiHow will teach you how to reset or change your AOL Mail settings using a web browser. Unless you saved or memorized the original or default settings for these, you won't be able to easily click a button to revert them but will have to change each setting individually.

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    Go to http://mail.aol.com/ and sign in. You can use your mobile or desktop browser to do this.
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    You'll see it under your username on the right side of the page.
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    It's in the drop-down menu under "Options."
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    You can change the settings for General , Compose , Filter Settings , and Calendar .
    • In General , you can change settings for contacts , Mail away messages , New mail , Reading mail , Sender name display , and Today in AOL .
    • In Compose , you can change the settings for Cc/Bcc , Default compose mode , font , Sending mail , and Signature .
    • In Filter Settings , you can change settings for creating a new filter, deleting existing filters, changing your display name, blocking senders, and editing filters.
    • In Calendar , you can change settings for calendar default view , calendar display , and time zone .
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    If you want to get rid of the ads, you'll have to purchase Ad-Free Mail. [1]
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      • According to an email the AOL team sent out, starting June 2021, AOL will stop allowing connections to some third-party apps and services (like Thunderbird and Outlook) unless you follow the instructions in the email. You can either use the AOL app for mobile phones and tablets, remove/re-add your AOL email to the email service you use (like Thunderbird) to update the security connection, or use an app password. [2]
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      References

      1. ↑ https://help.aol.com/articles/aol-mail-mail-settings
      2. ↑ https://discussions.apple.com/thread/252427374

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      1. Go to http://mail.aol.com/ and sign in.
      2. Click Options .
      3. Click Mail Settings .
      4. Click the tab for the setting you want to change.
      5. Click Save to save and apply setting changes.

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