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==Wishlist - A Mail Archiving Facility in Mozilla Thunderbird==

A Mail Archiving facility where in the mail is stored in another seperate database is a very much required feature as this will help in preserving mails for longer period.

*This Archive database should be created in the location as specified by the user.
*This database (preferably) be a single file (file system file) so that it can be easily moved to a different location / machine etc.

===Possible implementation===
As a extension, if this cannot be a part of the main thunderbird.

===How will users use this===
*User will have to first create a "Archive Mail Database" from thte file menu options.
** When Creating she will have to give a provide the file system location for creating the archive (system may prompt with a default location)
** The user has to provide with a physical file system name 
** and a logical name (which will be referenced within the thunderbird application)
* the User will select a mail to be archived i.e right click (or from the menu options) and choose the option called archive. This action will remove the mail from the current folder/inbox and move it to the archive database.
* Users can open the archive database either thru the menu options or through the tree view on the left hand side, which shows the archive database.

===Likely usage===
* Archiving mails on a year on year basis for auditing purposes.
* To back up the mails
* For any other purpose the user wants it for.

===Advantages===
* Seperate Mail Database with same security features, so reducing the load on the inbox (especially if you get tonnes of emails and you have to store them all)
* Can act as a Backup