Email Info BackUp ?!
 

For MS Internet Explorer and Standard Email.

How do I back up the info ?

Email Info BackUp ?!
 

On Sun, 04 Nov 2018 18:27:35 -0500, wrote:

For MS Internet Explorer and Standard Email.

How do I back up the info ?

"Standard Email"? What's that.

The good folks here are generous with their time, but you get better
results when you provide precise information. Which email program are
you talking about? And which version?

And what do you mean by "info"? Do you mean settings, or copies of
emails, or what?

For Internet Explorer, at least some of the settings (which I _guess_
is what you mean by "info") are in the system registry, so you'll
need to back up the registry files. See
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn479870.aspx
for the keys involved. (and if you don't have one of the listed
versions, that's why it's important to provide _precise_ information,
like versions of products.

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http://OakRoadSystems.com/
Shikata ga nai...

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On 11/4/2018 3:27 PM, wrote:
For MS Internet Explorer and Standard Email.

How do I back up the info ?


Why not backup your entire system? See my
http://www.rossde.com/computer/computer_backup.html.

--
David E. Ross
http://www.rossde.com/

President Trump claims there would have been no victims in
the Pittsburgh synagogue if there were armed guards inside.
He ignores the fact that there were two police officers already
in the facility, armed with their service weapons, before
the shooting started. The problem of mass shootings cannot
be solved by having even more guns.

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"Standard Email"? What's that.

You're right, I should have said, as provided by my ISP, Optimum.

The good folks here are generous with their time, but you get better
results when you provide precise information. Which email program are
you talking about? And which version?

And what do you mean by "info"? Do you mean settings, or copies of
emails, or what?

All the names, Email addresses, telephone numbers, etc.

Im getting the impression that all this is kept by my ISP, and not
somewhere locally on my PC, since my laptop has access to the same
info. So, no need for backup here. Optimum Webmail does it for me.
Whew ...

Email Info BackUp ?!
 

Why not backup your entire system? See my
http://www.rossde.com/computer/computer_backup.html.

Indeed a possibility, but I just didn't want all the trouble.

I do keep regular backups of critical stuff ( docs, spreadsheats,
passwords, music mp3s, developed softeare programs, other special
programs, etc. ).

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In message ,
writes:

"Standard Email"? What's that.

You're right, I should have said, as provided by my ISP, Optimum.

The good folks here are generous with their time, but you get better
results when you provide precise information. Which email program are
you talking about? And which version?

And what do you mean by "info"? Do you mean settings, or copies of
emails, or what?

All the names, Email addresses, telephone numbers, etc.

Im getting the impression that all this is kept by my ISP, and not
somewhere locally on my PC, since my laptop has access to the same
info. So, no need for backup here. Optimum Webmail does it for me.
Whew ...

Until they fold, of course - or their service deteriorates so much that,
or prices rise so much that, you feel you have to part company with
them. I'd definitely not rely on a webmail supplier for the storage of
contact information, or emails. (Are you not also a little concerned
about their _use_ of your contact list, especially if it contains 'phone
numbers? Check your contract carefully ...)
--
J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf

Veni, Vidi, VO5 (I came, I saw, I washed my hair) - Mik from S+AS Limited
), 1998

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Until they fold, of course - or their service deteriorates so much that,
or prices rise so much that, you feel you have to part company with
them.

They've been a good provider for years : TV, Internet, Mail, phone,
etc. A bit pricy but the service is great, including help with any
issues..

I'd definitely not rely on a webmail supplier for the storage of
contact information, or emails.

I probably should have copied the info. Maybe I'll start.

(Are you not also a little concerned
about their _use_ of your contact list, especially if it contains 'phone
numbers? Check your contract carefully ...)

Nah. First of all, I don't include phone numbers or addresses in all
the entries. It's mainly for the Email addresses.

I've never seen any nefarious uses on their part.

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On Mon, 5 Nov 2018 12:26:02 +0000, "J. P. Gilliver (John)"
wrote:

In message ,
writes:

"Standard Email"? What's that.

You're right, I should have said, as provided by my ISP, Optimum.

The good folks here are generous with their time, but you get better
results when you provide precise information. Which email program are
you talking about? And which version?

And what do you mean by "info"? Do you mean settings, or copies of
emails, or what?

All the names, Email addresses, telephone numbers, etc.

Im getting the impression that all this is kept by my ISP, and not
somewhere locally on my PC, since my laptop has access to the same
info. So, no need for backup here. Optimum Webmail does it for me.
Whew ...

Until they fold, of course - or their service deteriorates so much that,
or prices rise so much that, you feel you have to part company with
them. I'd definitely not rely on a webmail supplier for the storage of
contact information, or emails. (Are you not also a little concerned
about their _use_ of your contact list, especially if it contains 'phone
numbers? Check your contract carefully ...)


Yes, and I'll add to that that as far as I'm concerned, webmail is by
far the worst way to do e-mail, for a variety of reasons. Almost any
e-mail program is far better than the worst webmail site.

So I suggest to casagiannoni that he at least try an e-mail
program--not just for a day or two, but for try it for several weeks;
give yourself enough time to learn it well and explore all its
features, and discover for yourself why it's so much better than
webmail.

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On 11/5/18 6:20 AM, wrote:

Why not backup your entire system? See my
http://www.rossde.com/computer/computer_backup.html.

Indeed a possibility, but I just didn't want all the trouble.

I do keep regular backups of critical stuff ( docs, spreadsheats,
passwords, music mp3s, developed softeare programs, other special
programs, etc. ).

I have found system backups useful several times, when the system became
unbootable. Maybe I needed a new hard disk

--
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day).

Mark Lloyd
http://notstupid.us/

"There are ten church members by inheritance for every one by
conviction." [Anonymous]

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On 11/5/18 9:41 AM, Ken Blake wrote:

[snip]

Yes, and I'll add to that that as far as I'm concerned, webmail is by
far the worst way to do e-mail, for a variety of reasons. Almost any
e-mail program is far better than the worst webmail site.

So I suggest to casagiannoni that he at least try an e-mail
program--not just for a day or two, but for try it for several weeks;
give yourself enough time to learn it well and explore all its
features, and discover for yourself why it's so much better than
webmail.

Webmail can be convenient when you have to use a different computer (or
let someone else use yours to check mail), although IMAP with a mail
program is better (including getting to make your own backups).

The email I use allows webmail and IMAP with the same mailbox.

I do backup regularly by having filters setup to copy mail to local
folders as well as those on the server.

--
50 days until the winter celebration (Tue Dec 25, 2018 12:00:00 AM for 1
day).

Mark Lloyd
http://notstupid.us/

"There are ten church members by inheritance for every one by
conviction." [Anonymous]

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On 11/5/18 8:19 AM, Wolf K wrote:

[snip]

The best solution IMO is to use an email client like Thunderbird. It's
available for Windows, Mac-OS, Linux and Android. Thunderbird will set
up the connection automatically when first installed, and you can add
addresses later if you wish. It stores all that stuff in a Profiles
folder. You can copy the Profiles folder to any new device. Backing up
the data is just Saving the Profiles folder to a safe place. Other
clients work similarly.

You can even copy to another OS. At least I've copied between Windows
and Linux.

There's more, so I expect other posters to add to, clarify, and correct
the above.

Best,



--
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day).

Mark Lloyd
http://notstupid.us/

"There are ten church members by inheritance for every one by
conviction." [Anonymous]

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wrote

|
| I probably should have copied the info. Maybe I'll start.
|

I'd look on your system first. It may be stored locally
as well as online. If so it would probably be somewhere
in the app data catacombs, perhaps in a folder for
your ISP.

Next option: Look for some kind of
export option in the webmail page. It's typically called
an address book. You should be able to download that
in some kind of universal format.

3rd option: Select and copy the whole thing, then save
to Notepad and include in backups. It's easy and might
save you a lot of trouble sometime. Why not also
print out a copy?

.... And of course I'd also agree with everyone else:
Never, under any circumstances, use webmail. :)

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On Mon, 5 Nov 2018 10:04:52 -0600, Mark Lloyd
wrote:

On 11/5/18 9:41 AM, Ken Blake wrote:

[snip]

Yes, and I'll add to that that as far as I'm concerned, webmail is by
far the worst way to do e-mail, for a variety of reasons. Almost any
e-mail program is far better than the worst webmail site.

So I suggest to casagiannoni that he at least try an e-mail
program--not just for a day or two, but for try it for several weeks;
give yourself enough time to learn it well and explore all its
features, and discover for yourself why it's so much better than
webmail.

Webmail can be convenient when you have to use a different computer (or
let someone else use yours to check mail), although IMAP with a mail
program is better (including getting to make your own backups).


Back in the days before wi-fi access in hotels was common, when I
traveled I used to use public computers for e-mail. So I would use
webmail then. But those days are long gone: it's been years since I
needed to do that.

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In message ,
writes:

Until they fold, of course - or their service deteriorates so much that,
or prices rise so much that, you feel you have to part company with
them.

They've been a good provider for years : TV, Internet, Mail, phone,
etc. A bit pricy but the service is great, including help with any
issues..

In the UK, a good company like that tends to be taken over by someone
else who doesn't understand it, and - in effect - breaks it.
[]
I'd agree with the others who say do try a real email client. (And for
long enough to see the difference - two or three weeks at least, I'd
say.) Thunderbird is IMO a good compromise between best and
well-supported - a lot of ISPs, for example, have instructions specific
to setting it up with them, probably including yours.
--
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You know what the big secret about posh people is? Most of them are lovely.
- Richard Osman, RT 2016/7/9-15

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On Mon, 5 Nov 2018 11:44:23 -0500, Mayayana wrote:

... And of course I'd also agree with everyone else:
Never, under any circumstances, use webmail. :)

That seems a bit harsh. Email service providers can include secure
storage and communication in their package, and whether the messages
are accessed by IMAP or webmail makes no difference to that.