My backup of Gmail is to use Mail.app via IMAP + download all attachments. I the...

kingnight on Nov 18, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: Gmvault: Backup and restore your Gmail account

My backup of Gmail is to use Mail.app via IMAP + download all attachments.

I then have a backup of my computer -> 1. Time Machine + 2. Arq->S3/Glacier

Given that this keeps mail locally in a constantly readible format (offline, copied in mbox)... is there something missing in my basic solution that this cli utility adds?

jxy on Nov 18, 2016 [–]

Or any IMAP client that saves messages locally.

I guess this utility benefits people who only use gmail's web interface.