[NTLUG:Discuss] Read-Only Email Archive System - possible?

[richard witt]

On Sat, Apr 25, 2009 at 11:40 AM, David Simmons <dave at dgnal.net> wrote:
>
>
> I'm hoping someone else has done this and can offer advice and/or
> platforms/software to use
>
> I'm moving email systems....have
> years and years of email....while I could move it to the new system, I
> really don't need it on the new system - I just need 'access' to it for
> searching.
>
> So what I'm looking for is an online email
> system/software/platform that doesn't send email out (so hacking might be
> minimized since email doesn't go out) but allows for searching of old
> email.
>
> Just for the record....I believe it to be a Maildir
> system (used QMail / Squirrelmail setup)
>
> I know that I can copy
> it to my local computer...and run Thunderbird or something to
> access/search it.....but I'd like an online system (web front-end) when
> I'm not on my local system.
>
> Thanks for any advice - hints,

I would just upload it to a gmail account that you will never really
use. Just create a new one that only you know the address for.