Beta release on a Sunday? Yep, the AOL Mac Team is working through the weekend to get the new beta out to our testing community. Our focus areas are AIM and Mail. Please continue to send feedback (Beta Feedback icon on the AOL Desktop for Mac toolbar or you can click here).

Note for users having issues with Mail:

• Improved handling of mail attachments for text clippings, applications and Mac OS Classic applications
• Fixed issue when reading mail with preview pane closed
• Updated Buddy Info data being saved on AOL servers
• Fixed issue with 'Mail Link To This Page' to follow proper insertion point in mail
• Fixed intermittent crashing issue related to AIM
• Fixed 'Message Content Loading' error when reading mail in local folders
• Fixed window positioning for Send Confirmation
• Auto-suggest accepts friendly names and group names during lookup
• Fixed move folder issues under 'On AOL' folder
• 'Saved as Draft' button now grayed out for reply messages
• Mail message dates may display incorrect date in mailbox date column
• Fixed sorting of mail type in mailbox
• Fixed contextual menu option for emptying mail
• Fixed Reply-All to include all e-mail addresses in original message
• Fixed intermittent crash when editing Mail Preferences
• Fixed issue with mail read while online and then selected when mail is offline, resulting in blank Preview Pane
• Improved typing performance in IM conversation window
• AOL Desktop for Mac installer now verifying Mac OS X version (10.4.8 or higher)
• Updated tooltips and overall fit and finish