[Boatanchors] A Cautionary Tale

[DAve Mayfield]

Personally I never use web based e-mail, I do use Gmail, but I have 
always used a PC based program like Thunderbird or if you like you can 
use Outlook, then it's all on the PC not in the Dark Cloud.

J. Forster wrote:
> This is a cautionary tale for anyone who uses webmail services (IMAP).
> Examples are Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoomail, and many others.
>
> With such services everything is stored 'in the cloud'...  ie: on remote
> disks rather than on your own local HD.
>
> I had a very nasty experience yesterday and had to contemplate how to
> recover. My email went completely dark.
>
> Since my Address Book was also on the remote server, I lost ALL my email
> addresses. Rebuilding it would be a nightmare.
>
> Soo, if you don't back up everything from the web to your local disk, at
> least copy your Address Book so that does not go Poof!!!
>
> YMMV,
>
> -John
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