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Backing Up Your Email
Email Stored on the Post Office Server (IMAP)
All MIT mailboxes stored on the MIT mail servers are backed up regularly in case of catastrophic server failure. IS&T does not provide a service for restoring email that you delete from the server intentionally or by accident. Mail lost due to server/system failure will be restored. Mail lost through user error/deletion will not.
You should regularly backup any email messages you do not want to lose. To backup messages stored on the mail servers, copy them to your local machine (or Athena directory) and make sure they are included in the backup process you've established for that machine.
For information on backing up your email and settings for specific clients, see:
- Using MIT Webmail: Save Messages to Computer
- Outlook 2003 for Windows: Backing Up IMAP Mailboxes
- Outlook Express 6 for Windows: Backing Up and Restoring Data
- Moving Eudora IMAP Mail to Your Local Computer
- Apple Mail: Copy IMAP Mail to Your Local Computer for Backup Purposes
Email Stored on Your Local Machine (POP)
You should make sure that important email messages residing on your local machine are included in your backup process. Treat them as you would any files that you back up. IS&T provides a backup service to which you can subscribe and use. If you work on Athena via public clusters, go to Backing up and Restoring files for instructions on how to backup the email in your Athena home directory.
For instructions on backing up your email, see:
