About John W. Watson Expertise I can answer almost any question regarding the internet on a beginning to intermediate level. I`m good at searching, downloading, Internet Explorer, online buying and selling, chatting, Ebaying, downloading music from the internet, and just about anthing else on that level. I cannot answer questions about networking, uploading, Macs, AOL, or Netscape. If I don`t have the answer to your question, I will find it. :-)
Experience I've been using the internet ever since it started to become popular. My father is a computer technologist who taught me very well. Plus several years of experience learning by doing.
Question Hi, I expect this is a fairly basic question but I would appreciate your help.
Where are emails actually stored ?
I have had a dial up connection and now going to broadband with a different ISP. I need to know if my emails/address book are stored on my laptop hard drive and will still be accessible after I change over?
Many thanks
Sue
Answer Hi Sue, thanks for your question! Depending on who your ISP (Internet Service Provider) is, they store your emails. They arrive at a server and then are transfered into whatever email program you happen to use.
If you are changing just your connection, your address book will remain the same and as long as everything is stored on your hard drive, you will be fine. If you have a web-based email server such as Hotmail, GMAIL, etc., then everything would be online.
