CurtB
10 months agoValued Contributor III
How to: Backup Webmail to Gmail
The following steps will backup all your incoming and outgoing Webmail to a Gmail account.
- Create a new Gmail account or use an existing one.
- Create a Gmail "Cox" label. (Optional)
- Create a Gmail rule to route all email from your Webmail account to the "Cox" label. (Optional)
- Set up Webmail "Auto Forward" to backup all incoming email to Gmail.
- Settings > All settings... > Inbox > Scroll down to: Rules > Auto forward...
- Toggle "Auto forward" on.
- Enter the Gmail email address.
- Check "Keep a copy of the message".
- If you have other Filter Rules that follow, check "Process subsequent rules".
- Apply changes
5. Set up automatic BCC in Webmail to backup all outgoing email to Gmail.
- Settings > All settings > Inbox > Scroll down to: Advanced settings> Enter the Gmail address in the box below: Always add the following recipient to blind carbon copy (BCC)
Steps #2 and #3 may be omitted if you don't prefer to keep Webmail separate from other Gmail. Steps #1, #2, and #3 may be omited if another email provider is substituted for Gmail. The above is a consolidation of posts from another forum discussion.