Sure you can save the folder onto your hard drive and burn it onto a CD.
Maybe so, Maybe not. It could be larger than a CD.
The much simpler and quicker option is to save only the files that contain
the messages, and likely an index file.
In my program, I have a file, silver.mbx
and
silver.toc
You realize of course that many of the valued messages may not even be on
the local computer and be sitting someplace on a web mail server.
I was wondering just the other day.....is there some way the average
person can save all this email? I mean now that I have 9925
messages....there's probably no way to open each and put them somewhere
else to burn onto CD is there? I'd sure hate to lose all this!!!
You need to learn where the file is located and the file name.
It is simpler than you think. Sort by date and time, or study the date
and time of your files.
If you tell someone what mailer you use, they may be able to tell you the
file names.
Does your ISP have a genuine POP3 Server and an SMTP server?
If you don't know, call and ask them the names of these servers.
Many ISP's don't have one. AOL for example, Walmart, and others.
If not, likely you are doing web based mail which is slow, cumbersome, and
costs you 50 to 100 times as much time as would a genuine mail server.
Genuine mail programs will filter and sort your mail for you, and save
every message without any effort on your part. ........ other than setting
up the software of course.
Email me off list with any information and questions.
I did not mention compression programs that allow you to store much more
date on a floppy disk or CD.
Wayne
