Also note, with Gmail you can have it archive anything pop-ed, so it literally would keep a copy of everything and still be available in case your "server" tanked. On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 11:34 AM, Eric Shubert wrote: > Jim March wrote: >> >> Guys, >> >> Having all my GMail data backed up at home is a no-go.  I need access >> to this stuff while on the road.  I never know when I'm going to have >> to prove a given election official is a lying sack of >> something-or-other.  Doing so next week doesn't cut it, period. >> >> I need an EMail client that will suck down my GMail data in one big >> overnight gulp, that I can take with me on the lappy.  It's that >> simple. >> >> Evolution seems to be able to deal with bigger data volumes than >> Thunderbird.  I don't know yet if it'll pause every "x" messages >> downloaded....guess I'll have to try it and find out. >> >> Jim > > In that case, I'd create a qmail-toaster in a VM guest that runs on your > notebook. Configure QMT w/ fetchmail to get your mail from Gmail, and you're > good to go. Just configure whatever IMAP client to use the server running as > a VM on your notebook. I expect it'd be breezy. :) > > -- > -Eric 'shubes' > > --------------------------------------------------- > 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 > -- A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. Stephen --------------------------------------------------- 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