I use OE6 with my IMAP mail account. Is there anything out there that
will download the IMAP structure with contents into OE so that I have a
local non IMAP copy? I need a way to backup my IMAP. Does OE have
something for this?

Thanks,
Brett

Don't understand what you mean by backup your IMAP. There is no need for it
since your messages reside on the IMAP server until such time as you "purge"
them.
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"brett" <account@cygen.com> wrote in message
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>I use OE6 with my IMAP mail account. Is there anything out there that
> will download the IMAP structure with contents into OE so that I have a
> local non IMAP copy? I need a way to backup my IMAP. Does OE have
> something for this?
>
> Thanks,
> Brett
>

You can create any folders that you like under the "Local Folders"
structure in OE. Then you can COPY any messages that you desire from
the OE IMAP folders to the local folders. Note that if you MOVE or
simply drag the messages, that deletes them from the IMAP folders and
also the IMAP mail server.

You can also backup the corresponding DBX files. See:
Backing Up, Recovering and Restoring Outlook Express versions 5 & 6
Files and Settings
http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx
http://www.insideoe.com/backup/index.htm


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"brett" <account@cygen.com> wrote in message
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>I use OE6 with my IMAP mail account. Is there anything out there that
> will download the IMAP structure with contents into OE so that I have
> a
> local non IMAP copy? I need a way to backup my IMAP. Does OE have
> something for this?
>
> Thanks,
> Brett
>

I'm trying to avoid deleting anything off of the IMAP server.

"brett" <account@cygen.com> wrote in message
news:1134937344.074457.310540@o13g2000cwo.googlegr oups.com...
>I use OE6 with my IMAP mail account. Is there anything out there that
> will download the IMAP structure with contents into OE so that I have a
> local non IMAP copy? I need a way to backup my IMAP. Does OE have
> something for this?
>
> Thanks,
> Brett
>


Create the folders in OE then drag and drop the messages into the folders.
Thats about all you can do.

Right but that takes them off of the server, which I don't want to do.

I'll figure something out. I get the idea it won't be very easy.

Brett

"brett" <account@cygen.com> wrote in message
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> Right but that takes them off of the server, which I don't want to do.
>
> I'll figure something out. I get the idea it won't be very easy.
>
> Brett

If you hold the Ctrl key while you drag, dropping will result in a copy, not a
move. You can accomplish the same thing by right-clicking on a message or a
group of selected messages, then click Copy to folder.

There is no way to copy automatically from IMAP to local folders.

--
Tom Koch, MVP for IE/Outlook Express
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Awareness is free.

"brett" <account@cygen.com> wrote in message
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> Right but that takes them off of the server, which I don't want to do.
>
> I'll figure something out. I get the idea it won't be very easy.
>
> Brett
>


Most you can do is copy as Tom has pointed out.

Unless you have access to the server to copy the accounts around.

Any time I try dragging a folder with the ctrl key down, I get the
circle with a diagonal line through it. I get it even if I don't hold
the control key down. It doesn't look like what you described is an
option.

Brett

"brett" <account@cygen.com> wrote in message
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> Any time I try dragging a folder with the ctrl key down, I get the
> circle with a diagonal line through it. I get it even if I don't hold
> the control key down. It doesn't look like what you described is an
> option.
>
> Brett

Make sure you have actually downloaded the message body before you try to drag
it. If you've got headers only you can't drag.

--
Tom Koch, MVP for IE/Outlook Express
http://tomserdam.com
http://insideoe.com
http://iusevista.com
Awareness is free.