Marko - Thanks for reminding me that the gmail download feature is already available. I missed that in Jeff's note.
I've used Thunderbird in the past. Probably it's grown up somewhat by now, and is more stable. I'll give it a try again. Just FYI - I did not write anything about the "FBI ransomware" virus. I do agree that the cloud is not safer than a well backed-up local HD or network. On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 4:51 AM, Marko Vukovic <[email protected]>wrote: > > On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 5:29 AM, Ray Lopez <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Thursday, December 5, 2013 9:01:51 PM UTC+8, billhansen wrote: >>> >>> Aah - that (loss of all previous gmails) would be a tragedy for most of >>> us. The lack of ability to save or archive essential emails to our own HDs >>> is a serious shortcoming in gmail. I know - most people, including me, >>> realize that "The Cloud" is usually safer than one's own HD. But being able >>> to save a few essentials locally would be a big advantage. >>> >> > If you use a 3rd party mail client such as Mozilla Thunderbird, this is > fairly trivial as it will create a local copy of the mailbox by default. > > The cloud is not safer at all. With the new FBI Ransomware virus that >> contaminates your cloud drive, arguably it's even less safe, since users >> would otherwise not make multiple copies of their HD as they would offline. >> > > What has this got to do with Gmail? > > It is my experience that the majority of users a) do not perform regular > backups and b) have no off-site backup. > > >> >> In recognition of this, Google will, this late winter or spring, allow >> users to download all their Gmails and store them on their HD I've read. >> They are working on the software to do this now, and it should be ready by >> Feb of next year. >> > > As Jeff has already posted, it is available now: > http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2013/12/download-copy-of-your-gmail-and-google.html > > -- > Marko > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Gmail-Users" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/gmail-users. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Gmail-Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/gmail-users. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
