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| ====== Archiving e-mails to local folders with Thunderbird ====== | ====== Archiving e-mails to local folders with Thunderbird ====== | ||
| - | {{:services:network:sqrman.gif|:services:network:sqrman.gif}} WE ARE UPGRADING THE NEXT SECTIONS OF THIS PAGE, | + | With Thunderbird you can choose to archive old e-mails on local folders, in order to save space on the e-mail server or if you wish to do a final backup before your account expire. |
| - | PLEASE DO NOT READ THEM FOR THE MOMENT. | + | |
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| - | With Thunderbird you can choose to archive old e-mails on local folders, in order to save space on server or if you wish to do a final backup before your account expire. | + | |
| - | Remember that starting from August 2013 you have an additional quota of 20 GBytes on an archive partition on the e-mail server, that may be the best option for archiving your old e-mails. In this case refer to [[http://www.itcs.sissa.it/services/e-mail_service/e-mail_quota|E-mail quota information]] page for more informations on quotas and e-mail archiving configuration. | + | |
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| Generally before changing your local folders path, you have to choice between two alternative e-mail archive local folder solutions: | Generally before changing your local folders path, you have to choice between two alternative e-mail archive local folder solutions: | ||
| - | - **on your sector/area filesystem**, but before deciding for this solution, you have to check your quota on it (your e-mail quota is different of your quota on the fileserver **where it is located your main directory**), | + | - **on your sector/area filesystem**, but before deciding for this solution, you have to check your quota on it (your e-mail quota is different of your quota on the **fileserver where it is located your main directory**), |
| - **<color Maroon>if your residual quota on the fileserver is low,</color>** the only choice is to change the location of Thunderbird's local folders, selecting a local (not backuped) path). | - **<color Maroon>if your residual quota on the fileserver is low,</color>** the only choice is to change the location of Thunderbird's local folders, selecting a local (not backuped) path). | ||
| - **on a local NO BACKUPED disk** (on your laptop, on the scratch area of your workstation). | - **on a local NO BACKUPED disk** (on your laptop, on the scratch area of your workstation). | ||
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| * or in a workstation / laptop local disk **<color Purple>(please remember that if you use a local disk, you will have to do by yourself a periodical backup of your local folders;</color>** | * or in a workstation / laptop local disk **<color Purple>(please remember that if you use a local disk, you will have to do by yourself a periodical backup of your local folders;</color>** | ||
| * **3)** then confirm selecting the **OK** button. | * **3)** then confirm selecting the **OK** button. | ||
| - | * Please note: if you have old emails in your FIXME local folders you have to copy them manually. | + | * Please note: if you have old e-mails in your previous local folders, you have to copy them manually into the new one. |
| - | {{:services:e-mail_service:local-folders.jpg|Account Settings - Local Folders}}\\ | + | {{:services:e-mail_service:local-folders-a.jpg|Account Settings - Local Folders}}\\ |
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| * **1)** select **Copies & Folders** on the left section, | * **1)** select **Copies & Folders** on the left section, | ||
| * **2)** in the drop-down menù //Archives Folders on// select **Local folders**, | * **2)** in the drop-down menù //Archives Folders on// select **Local folders**, | ||
| - | * **3)** customize archiving clicking on the button **Archive options**. | + | * **3)** customize archiving clicking on the button **Archive options...**. |
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| + | {{:services:e-mail_service:copies-folders-d.jpg|Account Settings - Copies & Folders}} | ||
| - | {{:services:e-mail_service:copies-folders.jpg|Account Settings - Copies & Folders}} | ||
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| In the //Archive Option// window: | In the //Archive Option// window: | ||
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| * **2)** we suggest to put the check in the insert //**Keep existing folder structure of archieved messages**// box, then | * **2)** we suggest to put the check in the insert //**Keep existing folder structure of archieved messages**// box, then | ||
| * **3)** at the end click on the **OK** button. | * **3)** at the end click on the **OK** button. | ||
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| - | {{:services:e-mail_service:archive-options.jpg|Verify / change the box contents.}} | + | {{:services:e-mail_service:archive-options.jpg|Verify / change the box contents.}}\\ |
| - | After closing the //Archive Option// window, \\ | + | After closing the //Archive Option// window, |
| - | save & confirm the previous **//Copies & Folders//** page content clicking on the **OK** button. | + | save & confirm the previous **//Copies & Folders//** page |
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