there used to be clear instructions in gmail help for doing this, it was in the same place with the instructions for setting gmail up to do a pop connection to another mail account.
On Thu, Sep 25, 2014 at 8:23 PM, Rex-List Account via Af <af@afmug.com> wrote: > Do you have the accounts set up as POP3 or IMAP in the windows live mail > client? > > > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:af-bounces+xorex63list=gmail....@afmug.com] *On Behalf > Of *Chuck McCown via Af > *Sent:* Thursday, September 25, 2014 7:47 PM > *To:* af@afmug.com > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Migrating Exede Gmail account to vanilla Gmail > > > > I used windows live mail client with several gmail accounts. I can drag > and drop emails into other local folders, I can backup I can do anything I > want just like it is a non gmail account. > > > > *From:* Paul Conlin via Af <af@afmug.com> > > *Sent:* Thursday, September 25, 2014 6:08 PM > > *To:* af@afmug.com > > *Subject:* [AFMUG] Migrating Exede Gmail account to vanilla Gmail > > > > Exede has its hooks into people who lack the will or technical > sophistication to change email accounts. Exede email is currently “Gmail > powered” using the usern...@exede.net domain name. It is 100% Gmail but > additionally branded as “Exede”. So first question. Will Exede cancel > the person’s “exede gmail” email account when they cancel their satellite > service? I assume this is not a “free” Gmail account so I expect the > answer will be ‘yes’. If so, what is the best way to migrate stored data > such as historical email to a vanilla usern...@gmail.com account? > > > > Confusion reigns due to the auto log-in feature of Chrome as some users > can’t understand the difference between a browser log-in and an email > log-in and an Exede web site log-in since they all use the same email @ > exede.net email address as the username and the browser “handles” this > for them. > > > > PC > > Blaze Broadband > > > -- All parts should go together without forcing. You must remember that the parts you are reassembling were disassembled by you. Therefore, if you can't get them together again, there must be a reason. By all means, do not use a hammer. -- IBM maintenance manual, 1925
