Backing Up E-Mail Files

[Bernard Peek]

Arnold Pietersen wrote:
> How would one go about to backup your e-mail files to another part of 
> the hard disk automatically by pressing some keys or at a certain time 
> of the day?
>   
There are at least two different approaches. You could install a backup 
program and invoke it through the GUI. Alternatively you could take the 
opportunity to learn some simple scripting and write a script using the 
cp (Copy) command. That can be invoked through the command-line or 
through the Cron scheduler. You only need a simple script, so it is an 
ideal opportunity to learn.

But the first thing to do is to find out where your particular mail 
application stores its mail data.