08-07-2008, 01:33 PM
"But POP-only (which I've just confirmed) seems awfully archaic"
Not trying to sound flip, but does this surprise you? It's Comcast. I imagine most cable internet providers are the same.
My suggestion would be to switch her to Gmail (which will be easier all around for her); I put my mom on my .Mac (er, MobileMe) account some time ago and it makes it a lot easier for her to check mail & etc. away from home. (Big plus is Gmail will likely be much, much better at filtering out spam & etc.)
Not trying to sound flip, but does this surprise you? It's Comcast. I imagine most cable internet providers are the same.
My suggestion would be to switch her to Gmail (which will be easier all around for her); I put my mom on my .Mac (er, MobileMe) account some time ago and it makes it a lot easier for her to check mail & etc. away from home. (Big plus is Gmail will likely be much, much better at filtering out spam & etc.)