Twice in recent weeks, both my incoming mail and 'Trash' older than about 20 days disappeared. I contacted FASTMAIL about it who say that it is a function of my e-mail client - which I assume is Opera and my IMAP setting. I checked that but found nothing that would indicate such an action or default.

Every once-in-a-while I need to refer to an old e-mail and I want to be able to delete old e-mails myself, both still in the Incoming, and in the Trash.

How can I be assured that NOTHING disappears unless deleted by myself?

I recently got a new PC and I have Windows 8.1 and Opera 12.16, but use the Chrome browser and Fastmail, and my address is @operamail.com.

I'm sorry I'm dense. You say 'See...' - see what? Where do I find 'Output Format'?

As I said earlier, I'm not tech-savvy, but I am eager to learn!

Thank you for your patience.

please explain CVS: how do I pick CVS, and how and where did I pick Tab-limited?

And what is the consequence - and advantage - of picking either one?

I followed Hallvord's advice, but wound up with a long regular text list of my many contacts, which I saved in a .docx document.

Now, How can I convert that .docx list into a computer-usable file that will allow me to click on a specific name to open 'Compose'?

I recently got a new computer, with Windows8, and downloaded Opera 12.16. There appeared to be some incompatibility, and I switched to Chrome. (My previous computer had had WindowsXP and Opera 12)

I had enabled Opera-Link, which helped me transfer Mail and Bookmarks. But it did not transfer my Contacts; they are still in my Opera browser, in an .adr file. I am now getting my @operamail.com mail through Fastmail on Chrome, but cannot access my Contacts for composing and sending.

I can't open that .ext file. Would that enable me to instruct the server to leave the messages forever?

If so, I'll download one of those conversion programs. Can you recommend a safe one?

EVERYTHING disappeared before November 27, even trash!

The Incoming window does not give me the option to leave messages on server. I took a screen shot but don't know how to attach it.

But my last computer didn't have that option either; yet, no e-mails ever disappeared. Occasuinally I would keep one or another for months.

ny e-mail disappears after about a week. Where did they all go? I don't want it to disappear ever. I want to be in charge of deleting.

This is in my very new computer, with Opera 12.16 and Windows 8. Before I had Opera 12, and Windows XP.

In my old computer I was able to have my gmail automatically go into my opera browser mail. I now tried to add it (in chat-mail accounts), but it gives me the following error message:
"The IMAP server reported an error. Invalid credentials (Failure)"

I now have Opera 12.16 aand Windows8; before I had Opera12, and WindowsXP.

help, please!

is there a eay I can be notified when someone answers my Opera Forum?