On Sun, Nov 16, 2008 at 12:57 AM, db <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You could set Google IMAP folders up in Thunderbird and then drag the > excess/ older emails there and have the advantage of having them backed up > at Google online also.... > > db > > > Jeff Wright wrote: > >> I'm using Thunderbird at work. They don't enforce quotas with >>>> >>>> >>> Thunderbird. >>> >>> >>>> The work email account is IMAP and when it contains more than 50 MB >>>> >>>> >>> it is shut down at the source. >>> IMAP still lets you store messages on your hard drive. >>> >>> Just create some local folders and drag the messages you want to a >>> local folder. >>> >>> Now they are on your hard drive and not on the email server. >>> >>> >> >> This is the solution I was aiming for, but I was unable to get back to >> this >> thread since I replied. Sorry about that, but John provided the correct >> solution. >> >> Don't forget to back up the local folders. >> >> I have a Gmail account that I set up both as IMAP and POP. All the emails get downloaded via POP to an archive and I work with them in IMAP. There are two separate files in Thunderbird. It was originally done by accident but I liked the result.
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