n. east; Thank you for this suggestion. I have taken the one Tricia offered - it had the extra attraction of being a lot like how I used to do a similar operation on older systems. Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "n.east" <neast@inbox.com> To: <gen-comp-tips@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2008 6:46 PM Subject: Re: [GEN-COMP-TIPS] Mail copying? > Ok, sorry about that :-). There is another way to transfer files and > that is using a cable to connect the two machines. Here is an > example: > http://www.vpi.us/usb-link.html. I have one similar to that and it > works quite effectively. Just do a browse through Google to find > them (this was the first one that popped up). Even eBay probably > have them cheaper. > > The other option you can have to is to archive your messages on > GMail. And you can do this just like you would use a second hard > drive. This site lists three options: > http://www.sizlopedia.com/2007/08/11/utilities-to-use-gmail-space-as-google-drive/ > Of course you will need a GMail account to do that: > www.mail.google.com/mail/signup