It has a built in backup utility and a scheduler so you can schedule backup or other events. I have used the backup before rebuilding my laptop and it worked out nicely, even backs up rules, unlike Outlook which requires a separate backup.
It does create separate mailboxes for each account, however it does look like you can use rules to sort them into the other inboxes. Thanks, Chuck Frolick ArgoLink.net -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Simon Dodd Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 2:43 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] OT: The Bat! My primary concern with Thunderbird is in the way that it handles multiple mailboxes, and its backup facilities. Thunderbird almost creates a separate mail client per e-mail address, with a separate send-and-receive, a separate Inbox, a separate sent items, the whole shooting match. I've spoken to some users who actually prefer this option, both IRL and on MozillaZine, and others who detest it. In my view, it's horrible, but hopefully, as the client matures, it will offer both before version 1.0. One of the few really nice things about OE is that to back it up, you just use task scheduler to copy everything out of the %appdata% directory to a remote network share. If it all goes pear-shaped, do a fresh install and copy the files back into the OE section of %appdata%. It's been a while back now, but when I moved to the US, I followed the reccomended backup procedure for Thunderbird, which wasn't so different to OE - but the data would no way restore, no matter what I did to massage it back into place. Very frustrating! So for users with one mailbox, or who aren't much concerned for backing up e-mail, Thunderbird is a wonderful client. My sister uses it at home, it suits her needs perfectly, and we have customers who could use it without a care in the world. But for me, who wants to be able to reliably back up (and, if necessary, restore) data, or use multiple mailboxes, it's not an option. If The Bat! solves one or both of these concerns, then I'd more than happily pay the license fee for it, as so far, Thunderbird is too immature and OE is...Well, you all know what OE is. ;) So I'd appreciate thoughts on this one, too. :) Regards, Simon To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
