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by: billvonr April 23, 2011 11:24 AM PDT

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Downloading web-based E-mail for Archiving

by billvonr - 4/23/11 11:24 AM

I presently use Comcast's web-based E-mail package, available through their SmartZone Communications Center. I have several folders of messages (some with attachments -- .doc, .xls, .ppt, .pdf). I want to download these to CD-ROM for storage and retention.

Does anyone know a good way to handle such downloads? Are there any software apps or utilities that can handle this in an efficient manner?

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Clarification request: The only way I know

by MarkFlax Moderator - 4/23/11 11:46 AM

In Reply to: Downloading web-based E-mail for Archiving by billvonr

is to use an email client, eg Outlook, Thunderbird, Eudora, etc, installed on your computer.

Then if your Comcast web-based email allows Pop or Imap, you can set up an account in the email client and it should download all of those emails in one fell swoop.

Backing up emails has always been a problem and there is no standard. But perhaps others here will have better ideas.

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I wonder if that's true.

by Kees_B Moderator - 4/23/11 12:57 PM

In Reply to: The only way I know by MarkFlax Moderator

It could well be it would only read the Inbox, not all other folders.

I did a small search which came up with
http://forums.comcast.com/t5/E-Mail-Help-Forum/export-email-from-web-based-comcast-server-to-Outlook/td-p/783647
That confirms my doubts. But luckily, it gives a solution also. Personally, I wouldn't set up the rules, but just move the contents of each folder, when downloaded to my local Inbox, to a folder in my email clients. That's just ctrl-A, drag and drop. Much easier (for me) than making and editing a rule (my boss shouldn't read this; he thinks I'm a programmer in stead of a mere GUI user grin ).

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