Re: how to back up mail boxes

[Travis Siegel]

If you backup your home directory, your settings, preferences, and  
even your mailbox settings will be saved.  However, unless you're  
using pop to get your mail, it's still on the server, and backup of  
the home directory won't get them.  However, they will still be on  
the server for you to retrieve later.  Imap leaves messages on the  
server, which is a real problem if you have low quotas.  But, if you  
have them set to pop, then, yes, they're in your home dir a few  
levels down, so be sure you get the *whole* home directory, not just  
the top level.