Etherpunk

Etherpunks' mail is handled by Google Accounts, so I can get that cool snazzy GMail service. Every now and then I notice I'm using around 400MB or so of space (of the allowed 2GB or something -- Google Accounts doesn't get the same amount of space as regular GMail accounts) and want to delete things. My first thought is "what if I delete something I want to keep?" and my very next thought is "hmm.. I need to backup everything... crap-taculous....". So I setup a POP3 account and being downloading. Google only allows you to download a few megabytes at a time -- probably to avoid slamming their servers, so getting all your mail can take a while. Something to note -- it downloads everything. E-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g, I think. Such as sent items. All of this comes to your inbox. So don't forget to set filters to put things where they belong. Burn this folder/file (PST for those using Outlook) to a CD/DVD. Or put it in your regular backup storage.