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Email Archiving Principles
Glossary
- mailbox … user's mail storage area on a mail server, keeps messages in folders, limited size.
- mail client … (Thunderbird, Outlook, etc.) accesses mailbox via IMAP protocol (makes local copy of the mailbox on user’s computer).
- webmail client … accesses a mailbox via web browser
- email archiving … systematic approach to saving and protecting the data contained in e-mail messages so it can be accessed quickly at a later date
Good to know
- Users must be aware of the limited size of their institutional mailbox.
- Regular maintaining of the mailbox is recommended (see below for details and hints).
- Users should make regular backup of their local archive folder