AOL Users -
Get Off Your Duff and Download 9.0
by Joan Simon
(October 8, 2003) At long last, AOL 9.0 has a system that
removes virtually ALL of that annoying spam from your inbox.
Here’s how it works. They’ve devised a “custom
word list” where you can put in every one of those
telltale words that are sure to be spam. You all know them:
viagra, penis, enlarged, mortgage, refinance, prescription,
drugs, lose, pounds, etc. Whenever a “custom word” appears
on the subject line, the email is shunted to your “spam
folder,” which can be accessed by a link at the bottom
of your email list. You can quickly glance through the garbled
addresses that are the hallmark of spam emails.
If occasionally you see something legit, you can indicate
that it’s not spam and it will go directly to your
inbox. Everything else can be removed instantly by a “Delete
All” button.
It couldn’t be simpler. Not only is your inbox no
longer cluttered with spam email, but you also have a safeguard
against losing any genuine emails.
It really works. And if by chance you do find a pesky spam
amongst your emails, you can get rid of it with one (instead
of the three required by 8.0) click of “report spam.” And
don’t worry if your friends – the ones in your
address book – use the “forbidden” words
in their emails to you. They will always get through. So,
go for it – download 9.0 today!
Other new features in AOL 9.0
Quick Find: lets you find email from someone within new,
old, or sent tabs by typing in their email address -- or
usually just beginning the address.
Save email online: allows you to permanently save 20MB of
mail on AOL's servers, rather than on your local hard drive.
This gives you the advantage of being able to read, forward
or reply to these saved e-mail.
Search Mail: allows you to find e-mail messages located
in any file. They say you have to have already saved the
older mail, but try it anyway. It seems to work for everything,
regardless of whether it’s been saved or not. A great
new feature!
And you can customize your toolbar, do more things with
IMs, download faster from the Internet (they say, regardless
of what kind of connection you have) and you’ll have
better virus protection.
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