Gmail has supported POP and IMAP for years, and it's been possible to back up yo...

		Matt_Cutts on Dec 5, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Download a copy of your Gmail and Google Calendar ... Gmail has supported POP and IMAP for years, and it's been possible to back up your email using that, e.g. http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/backup-gmail-in-linux-with-get... but I'm really glad that it's much easier now.