your mail server is asking for a password every two minutes because you've set the preferences in your mail client (Apple Mail) to automatically check the server for mail every two minutes. just change your preferences in Apple Mail to never check automatically, then it will only ask for your password when you manually check the server for mail. and if AOL isn't a giant crapola clusterF*** (contrary to educated opinion), then you should be able to tell the AOL server to remember your password.
On May 2, 10:33 pm, JOHN CARMONNE <[email protected]> wrote: > On May 2, 2010, at 7:26 PM, Bill Connelly wrote: > > > On May 2, 2010, at 9:39 PM, John Carmonne wrote: > > >> Sounds like a plan, It's something at least I haven't done. I'm > >> wearing out the fingers re making the Mail Account in hope of > >> stemming the hiccups.:-) > > > You might also call your ISP and ask them what is going on. > > Yeah it's got to be some BS. AOL isn't a crapola company but this is > a PITA. > > JOHN CARMONNE > Yorba Linda USA > From TiBook 800 > > -- > You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for > those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power > Macs. > The list FAQ is athttp://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtmland our netiquette > guide is athttp://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
