[MlMt] Export and save

[Randall Gellens]

On 1 Jun 2020, at 7:52, aisrael wrote:

> I know this has been treated repeatedly, but I can’t seem to find 
> the relevant information : if my emails are deleted from the server 
> (when I retire for example), how can I save all my mailboxes/emails 
> locally (or on a server) in a searchable form, that would include the 
> attachments?
>
> I seem to remember there were commercial apps that can do that, but I 
> don’t find the right info.

It depends on your interest and ability.  Once approach would be to run 
your own IMAP server, using a free or reasonably-priced server.  Another 
approach would be to find a new email provider that provides access via 
IMAP.  Once you've identified an IMAP server, you would use an IMAP 
import tool to move your email from your current IMAP server to your new 
one.

I'm in the process of setting up a new Dovecot IMAP server on a Mac 
Mini.  Dovecot is a free, open-source IMAP server.  It provides a robust 
IMAP transfer tool.

Dovecot:
https://www.dovecot.org

The tool to sync (or import) email:
https://wiki2.dovecot.org/Tools/Doveadm

However, these tools require familiarity with command lines.

--Randall