Ask Dr. LJ - slightly technical

[goddessfarmer]

I am using gmail for more and more of my email.  I want to save/archive/sort some of that mail in a place that is not gmail/internet dependent. Does anyone know if/how this is possible?

EDIT: thanks for the suggestions. I have it figured out now.

Comments

[jbsegal.livejournal.com]

It is. Some, well, googling of 'archive gmail account' should find info. Sorry, I've got to head out in a moment and won't be on line today to give more help.

[goddessfarmer.livejournal.com]

did that. it archives within gmail, not to remote.

[jbsegal.livejournal.com]

http://www.liewcf.com/blog/archives/2004/06/pop-goes-the-gmail-download-emails-from-gmail-account/

is old, but the concept is valid, and then there's what Tigerbright noted below. :)

[kitszoo.livejournal.com]

Hhhmmm ... I don't know if it is inside of GMail. I download my gmail to Thunderbird (Mozilla's Outlook replacement) and archive it that way ... dunno if that helps ...

[gingicat]

Just enable POP and download directly to Thunderbird:
http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=38343&topic=1556

[goddessfarmer.livejournal.com]

Yes, that does help, because I know how to archive off thunderbird, thanks