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Re: Gmail Backup

From John Corliss <q34wsk20@yahoo.com>
Newsgroups alt.comp.freeware
Subject Re: Gmail Backup
Date 2015-12-29 00:12 -0800
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Jim_S wrote:
> John Corliss wrote:
>> John Corliss wrote:
>>> Jim_S wrote:
>>>> Jeffrey Needle wrote:
>>>>> Laetitia DeLattre deTassigny wrote:
>>>>>> I use Gmail and want to back it up.  I want a complete backup. I want very 
>>>>>> strong compacting capabilities.  If strong enough, store the Gmail 
>>>>>> somewhere in Google.  It must be freeware.  It must come with a very good 
>>>>>> tutorial.
>>>>>> Does that exist?  Advise.
>>>>>
>>>>> I guess I'm confused. Gmail saves your mail in the All Mail folder.  Are you
>>>>> wanting to back up your mail locally?  If so, why bother? 
>>>
>>> So you can read it when you're offline, that is if (like me) you turn
>>> off your cable modem frequently.
>>>
>>>>> It's all there on Google's server.
>>>>
>>>> What Jeff says is true, but you could use an IMAP account, then you have
>>>> all your mail, both on your devices and on Googgle at the same time.
>>>
>>> I have my Gmail account set up as a POP3 on Thunderbird. Easy to do too.
>>> I can still access it online as an IMAP though.
>>
>> So this then, is the post I made which started the brouhaha. My God, my
>> absolute shame at saying "I can still access it online as an IMAP
>> though" knows no bounds. How dare I assume that everybody would
>> understand that in order to "access it online", I would need to use a
>> browser.
> 
> I'm with you regarding IMAP.
> However if this discussion is to go further I need to know the size of the
> head of the pin and of the angels. Do they have to stand on both fee or
> will one suffice?

Perzactly. And as for further discussion, in Thunderbird it's Shift-K
for me.
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portable computer programs that can be used indefinitely at no cost,
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Gmail Backup Laetitia DeLattre deTassigny <b7r7tn@gmail.com> - 2015-12-24 14:33 -0800
  Re: Gmail Backup Jeffrey Needle <jeff.needle@gmail.com> - 2015-12-25 04:55 -0800
    Re: Gmail Backup Jim_S <jim@jimXscott.co.uk> - 2015-12-25 13:24 +0000
      Re: Gmail Backup Brian <Brian@yourguess.com> - 2015-12-25 09:47 -0800
      Re: Gmail Backup John Corliss <q34wsk20@yahoo.com> - 2015-12-25 11:44 -0800
        Re: Gmail Backup Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2015-12-25 14:00 -0800
          Re: Gmail Backup John Corliss <q34wsk20@yahoo.com> - 2015-12-25 16:26 -0800
            Re: Gmail Backup Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2015-12-25 19:20 -0800
              Re: Gmail Backup John Corliss <q34wsk20@yahoo.com> - 2015-12-25 23:47 -0800
                Re: Gmail Backup Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2015-12-26 09:47 -0800
                Re: Gmail Backup John Corliss <q34wsk20@yahoo.com> - 2015-12-26 17:08 -0800
                Re: Gmail Backup Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2015-12-26 20:00 -0800
                Re: Gmail Backup John Corliss <q34wsk20@yahoo.com> - 2015-12-27 01:36 -0800
                Re: Gmail Backup Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2015-12-27 04:00 -0800
                Re: Gmail Backup Shadow <Sh@dow.br> - 2015-12-27 11:01 -0200
                Re: Gmail Backup John Corliss <q34wsk20@yahoo.com> - 2015-12-27 08:34 -0800
                Re: Gmail Backup Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2015-12-27 12:19 -0800
                Re: Gmail Backup John Corliss <q34wsk20@yahoo.com> - 2015-12-28 01:36 -0800
                Re: Gmail Backup Bucky Breeder <Breeder_Bucky-Breeder@That's.my.name_Don't.wear.it.out> - 2015-12-28 15:09 +0000
                Re: Gmail Backup John Corliss <q34wsk20@yahoo.com> - 2015-12-28 08:42 -0800
                Re: Gmail Backup burfordTjustice <burfordTjustice@buh.boh> - 2015-12-28 11:47 -0500
                Re: Gmail Backup Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2015-12-28 08:54 -0800
                Re: Gmail Backup Stormin' Norman <norman@schwarzkopf.invalid> - 2015-12-28 11:55 -0800
                Re: Gmail Backup John Corliss <q34wsk20@yahoo.com> - 2015-12-28 12:13 -0800
                Re: Gmail Backup Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2015-12-28 12:42 -0800
                Re: Gmail Backup John Corliss <q34wsk20@yahoo.com> - 2015-12-29 00:10 -0800
                Re: Gmail Backup Stormin' Norman <norman@schwarzkopf.invalid> - 2015-12-28 13:01 -0800
                Re: Gmail Backup John Corliss <q34wsk20@yahoo.com> - 2015-12-28 12:12 -0800
                Re: Gmail Backup Bucky Breeder <Breeder_Bucky-Breeder@That's.my.name_Don't.wear.it.out> - 2015-12-29 16:23 +0000
                Re: Gmail Backup Bucky Breeder <Breeder_Bucky-Breeder@That's.my.name_Don't.wear.it.out> - 2015-12-29 16:16 +0000
        Re: Gmail Backup John Corliss <q34wsk20@yahoo.com> - 2015-12-28 12:18 -0800
          Re: Gmail Backup Jim_S <jim@jimXscott.co.uk> - 2015-12-28 20:38 +0000
            Re: Gmail Backup John Corliss <q34wsk20@yahoo.com> - 2015-12-29 00:12 -0800
  Re: Gmail Backup "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2015-12-27 02:24 +0800

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