passwords

I couldn't add an entry to this in Firefox or Safari- so I tried to log in, ended up not creating or recreating password for this but losing my10-year password for my screen name! Long, long, long story short- was on phone with AOL tech support, and even tried changing back on iBook with OS 9. No dice- end of an era. I now have a *&^%#?!! 6-digit alphanumeric password.