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**DPS Computing** · #1 (**permalink**) 20-07-2007, 18:17

I have been sorting out my email recently and it is amazing to see the things I have still got with mail limits being as high as they are these days I for one just end up not deleting anything.

So just wondering what is the oldest email that everyone has in their accounts? Mine is from 24/01/2005 which was the welcome email for my account!!

**daledavies** · #2 (**permalink**) 20-07-2007, 18:26

I keep roughly 6 months worth of email, so for me its 01/02/2007.

**flesso** · #3 (**permalink**) 20-07-2007, 18:34

Mine is 17/12/2005 - Google Account Email Verification

**eUKhost.com** · #4 (**permalink**) 20-07-2007, 21:00

My outlook takes care of deleting messages from server which are 5 days old. This leaves only 5 days of emails on the server.

Even cpanel has started offering such feature in email account management so you can choose that if you want.

Rock · #5 (**permalink**) 20-07-2007, 21:02

Hi,

I have the oldest email from a friend on mine, dated Sun, 10 Jan 2004 16:37:44 containing the following attachment...

Sub : Terrific miscommunication !!!

I love the way the Hierarchical Filter works :P

**DPS Computing** · #6 (**permalink**) 20-07-2007, 21:45

Lol, I love that picture Rock!!

So looks like Rock is leading the oldest email contenst at the moment and I am in 2nd place.

With 2GB storage now I just don't bother to delete the emails - I might want them for future reference

.

**Ben** · #7 (**permalink**) 20-07-2007, 22:21

I use Yahoo! as my e-mail provider (because I am with BT) and they have recently provided unlimited storage, so I don't really need to delete my e-mails, but I haven't had this Yahoo! e-mail address that long...the oldest e-mail I have is on Tuesday, 10th July 2007. When I was with AOL, I use to not delete my e-mails at all, but I am more organized with my e-mails now lol!

**eUK-Martin** · #8 (**permalink**) 20-07-2007, 22:49

Well I just can't believe myself, I have used Hotmail and Yahoo since long now and the oldest emails are:

Hotmail Account : Sunday, August 22, 2004 12:46:17 AM
A forward email from my Gal friend.

Yahoo Account : Monday, 2 July, 2001 9:41:23 PM
A forward email from a friend with an attachment of my religion head.

I also use gmail but it cannot be as old a above since I recently started using it.

Thanks "DPS Computing" for starting this thread or else would have never known that I have such an old emails.

**DPS Computing** · #9 (**permalink**) 20-07-2007, 23:05

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Originally Posted by Ben

I use Yahoo! as my e-mail provider (because I am with BT) and they have recently provided unlimited storage, so I don't really need to delete my e-mails, but I haven't had this Yahoo! e-mail address that long...the oldest e-mail I have is on Tuesday, 10th July 2007. When I was with AOL, I use to not delete my e-mails at all, but I am more organized with my e-mails now lol!

Yes, since I have started not deleting my emails I now have rules that seperate emails from different senders into appropriate folders so that nothing stays in the inbox after it is read and gets archived in the relevant place - I am very happy with it!

Quote:

Originally Posted by eUK-Martin

Well I just can't believe myself, I have used Hotmail and Yahoo since long now and the oldest emails are:

Hotmail Account : Sunday, August 22, 2004 12:46:17 AM
A forward email from my Gal friend.

Yahoo Account : Monday, 2 July, 2001 9:41:23 PM
A forward email from a friend with an attachment of my religion head.

I also use gmail but it cannot be as old a above since I recently started using it.

Thanks "DPS Computing" for starting this thread or else would have never know that I have such old emails.

No problem Martin - I thought it would be a nice interesting thread to start. And it looks like you've taken first place by quite a distance Martin for the oldest email so congratulations!! Wow, an e-mail over 6 years old - now that is a good length of time to keep it!!

**eUK-Martin** · #10 (**permalink**) 20-07-2007, 23:39

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Originally Posted by DPS Computing

And it looks like you've taken first place by quite a distance Martin for the oldest email so congratulations!! Wow, an e-mail over 6 years old - now that is a good length of time to keep it!!

That sounds just great.. So what do I WIN..? How about a "New Toshiba Laptop"

**DPS Computing** · #11 (**permalink**) 20-07-2007, 23:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by eUK-Martin

That sounds just great.. So what do I WIN..? How about a "New Toshiba Laptop"

lol, the thread has only just started - someone might have an even older email!!

**eUKhost.com** · #12 (**permalink**) 21-07-2007, 00:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by DPS Computing

lol, the thread has only just started - someone might have an even older email!!

You shattered his hopes. You could have waited for few hours at least

**DPS Computing** · #13 (**permalink**) 21-07-2007, 00:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by eUKhost.com

You shattered his hopes. You could have waited for few hours at least

lol, I'll recind the previous reply then

I think Martin will probably be the winner in the end anyway - I can't imagine someone having an email older than 6 years old!!?! (although I am willing to be surprised!)

Should we get him a cake or something!

Rock · #14 (**permalink**) 21-07-2007, 01:17

I am contacting hotmail & yahoo for if they can retrieve my ages old deleted messages, I'd love to WIN a 'Brand New Toshiba Laptop' !!!

**247h** · #15 (**permalink**) 21-07-2007, 02:22

Hah! In some respects this 'contest' has arrived a week too late — I've just moved house last weekend and cannot find 70% of my stuff including my oldest notebook PC, but I will find it and hopefully some really early stuff ...

Sorry to disappoint you guys but I joined CompuServe on 6th August 1992 and despite not being able to find any messages quite that old in my accessible archives, you should know that in Outlook I always have open archive folders dating back to Jan 2000 (searchable at any given moment) and the oldest PST I have on this system presently contains an email I sent on 14th December 1995 01:59:11 in reply to one from a friend that was received 11th December 1995 18:21, using my MSN address which iirc I began using earlier that year (MSN domain first registered 10-Nov-94) and I joined as a beta tester.

There's bound to be someone who can beat this ...

**paul** · #16 (**permalink**) 21-07-2007, 04:40

Mine is from Aug 2004, but I think I should delete them.

**AndyD** · #17 (**permalink**) 21-07-2007, 06:01

Hello All,

Quote:

I am contacting hotmail & yahoo for if they can retrieve my ages old deleted messages, I'd love to WIN a 'Brand New Toshiba Laptop' !!!

My reply to this post would be a bit off-topic, but what Rock said is out of the rules for the Toshiba Laptop Contest as he