Well gmail-backup looked like a good idea but it depends on python 2.5 - I have 2.6, it refuses to execute the shell script on that basis. Sigh. Jim On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 8:28 PM, Eric Cope wrote: > or this... > > http://www.gmail-backup.com/download > > again, just googled it, can't vouch for quality. > > Eric > > On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 8:26 PM, Eric Cope wrote: >> >> It sounds like a method to download all emails to a database initially, >> then keep up with emails at a normal rate. >> What about something like this - >> http://www.broobles.com/imapsize/imap-backup.php - I just googled it, I >> can't vouch for quality... >> >> Eric >> >> On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 8:15 PM, Jim March <1.jim.march@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 8:04 PM, Alan Dayley wrote: >>> > I don't have an answer to your main question, just questions.  In your >>> > original post you stated: >>> > >>> > "And it has to allow streaming it all in continuously.  We're talking >>> > about almost 6gig." >>> > >>> > These requirements are not clear to me. >>> >>> Ah.  Yeah.  My bad. >>> >>> OK, I have nearly six gigs in Gmail right now.  There's gotta >>> be...heck, I dunno, 30,000 messages in my inbox alone.  Thousands in >>> "sent".  God ONLY knows what's in the spam trap. >>> >>> :) >>> >>> I'm going to take an empty local EMail client, point it at that >>> beeyatch and say "open up and say aaaahhhh" one evening with the >>> laptop on a fast pipe, and go to bed. >>> >>> When I wake up, I want that stuff held locally. >>> >>> If I have to restart the download every 700 or 900 or whatever >>> messages, it'll take frackin' forever.  I need it to suck that stuff >>> down unattended.  And I'll make sure I have enough local disk space to >>> eat it all. >>> >>> Once it's synced the first time, then it's pretty easy to keep up. >>> It's gonna be that first download that will be a complete and utter >>> PITA. >>> >>> :) >>> >>> Jim >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss