How can I get my @mac email to work? when I try to reset password, i cannot access email for this and the security tells me I have wrong date of birth

Have used bilmac@mac email address for years last couple of weeks am getting message icloud needs password which it then rejects, when I try to reset password,they want email to verify i cannot access email and the security question is D. O B. it tells me I have wrong date of birth. so I am stumped, any ideas bilmac

COME ON PEOPLE. (WHY ARE THE LETTERS SO BIG HERE?) I AM VERY OLD AND JUST LIKE THINGS TO STAY THE SAME. I DID NOT, DO NOT, WANT ICLOUD TO DO ANYTHING I HAVE NOT USED IT AT ALL YET IT HAS MANAGED TO MESS UP MY EMAIL ADDRESS WHICH I HAVE BEEN USING FOR YEARS, IT ASKS FOR PASSWORD THEN REJECTS AND WHEN I TRY TO RESET WITH APPLE ID THEY ASK FOR SECURITY AS I CANNOT ACCESS THE EMAIL ADDRESS THEY HAVE FOR ME BECAUSE ICLOUD ASKS FOR PASSWORD, THEN APPLE TELL ME I DONT KNOW MY OWN DATE OF BIRTH, VERY CONFUSING

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Thanks a lot Heyward for the swift reply !
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