> My question: the gmail account is a POP address; I'm using > Thunderbird. When I get messages via Thunderbird from this listserv, > what happens to the messages at gmail? Are they saved on gmail, or > are they erased when I view them in Thunderbird? > > The reason that I ask is for an archival purpose: if messages are > saved on gmail, I can erase old messages in the Thunderbird folder.
In Thunderbird account settings [Tools>Account Settings>Server Settings] check the box "Leave messages on server". I do that for accounts that I share with my husband, or to retrieve email away from home.
For important email that I want to save [really important like my nieces' first day at school photos that I got today, and keeping track of rebates], I download messages to Thunderbird. I don't trust online email without duplicating it locally. I've had a dozen or so ISPs and email providers disappear since the early 90s, along with my email--some without notice.
Do you think GMail will last forever? I hope my Lonely Planet and United TRansnational Republics email lasts as long.
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