Prevent AOL mail/Mail app merge?

I installed Mountain Lion the other day. Previously I didn't have my AOL mail merged with the Mail app and would like to keep it that way. Before Mountain Lion, the only mail in my Mail app was email sent from Apple along with mail sent from the Mail app (photos, some hyperlinks, etc). Now all of my mail on AOL has been merged with the Mail app, and I'm not really digging it. Is there a way to stop this merge? Also, there a way to require my AOL or Apple password in order to access my Mail app? Thank you.

Go to System Preferences>Mail, Contacts and Calendars and remove the AOL account from there.

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