08-07-2008, 01:45 PM
[quote Zoidberg] ... 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.)
I second this suggestion. After you set up Gmail for IMAP and Mail.app, it's seamless and reliable.
In regards to spam, I heard that each time a Gmail user flags a piece of spam, it actually helps all other users not see that spam again. Something about how they leverage their network or proprietary technology in a way that an individual ISP can't. In other words, messages in Gmail flagged as spam aren't merely filtered.
I second this suggestion. After you set up Gmail for IMAP and Mail.app, it's seamless and reliable.
In regards to spam, I heard that each time a Gmail user flags a piece of spam, it actually helps all other users not see that spam again. Something about how they leverage their network or proprietary technology in a way that an individual ISP can't. In other words, messages in Gmail flagged as spam aren't merely filtered.