Archiving IMAP email

[Rashkae]

Andy wrote:
> Hi all
> 
> I have an email account that is accessible via IMAP and is due to be
> "expired" in a couple of weeks. I would like to be able to download all
> the email I have on the server and save it to my desktop so I can access
> me old emails.
> 
> Anyone know a good way of doing this? (I'm using Ubuntu 6.06LTS currently)
> 
> I have looked at a couple of articles about doing this with Thunderbird
> but my email ends up in mbox files and Thunderbird refuses to open them
> again.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Andy
> 

Umm, copy those mbox files into Thunderbirds Mail/Local Folders directory

You can also use either Thunderbird or Evolution, add Local E-mail
account, then copy everything from Imap to the Local Folders...