[Magdalen] email transfer help/advice

[Lynn Ronkainen]

... and here I was *knowing* that if Brian replied I'd have my answer : )
L


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From: "Brian Reid" <reid at mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2018 3:45 PM
To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
Subject: Re: [Magdalen] email transfer help/advice

> Ooh. I used Thunderbird for 5 years or so, and I've just finished 
> migrating away from it.
> I found it to be too complex and poorly documented.
> I now use a webmail system called "Roundcube" and I love it.
> But I have access to web servers. Not sure what to do otherwise.
> 
> 
> On 2018-04-25 13:41, Michael Bishop wrote:
>> I would recommend Thunderbird
>> 
>> https://www.thunderbird.net
>> 
>> God bless
>> 
>> .....
>> .....
>> Michael Bishop
>> rev at michaelbishop.name
>> 
>> On 25/04/2018 21:34, Lynn Ronkainen wrote:
>>> O-k-a-y!
>>> 
>>> I am anticipating purchasing a new computer within the next few 
>>> months. I am currently using Windows 7 and when I loaded my old 
>>> computer on to the one I've been using for 7-8 years I had to load my 
>>> email into 'windows live mail' because  Outlook Express was no longer 
>>> being supported.
>>> SO...
>>> 
>>> My question is: is there a free email program I can load into my 
>>> computer now, to safely and intact-ly transfer all my email into so 
>>> that when I have to transfer all the data from my current computer to 
>>> the new one, the email will already be safely in a new program and 
>>> will move effortlessly (probably *not* quite the word I'm looking 
>>> for).
>>> 
>>> Lynn
>>> 
>>> website: www.ichthysdesigns.com
>>> 
>>> When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I have 
>>> not a single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You 
>>> gave me." attributed to Erma Bombeck
>>> 
>>> "Mercy and compassion are more than personal options. They are the 
>>> antidotes to that fear and hatred." Mark Singel
>>> 
>>>