Since using Gmail (which I don’t any more), I’ve continued to archive all my old emails instead of deleting them. This morning I sorted my email archive into month folders (so they can be backed up faster). Then I decided to see how many I get each month:

(The black line is the trendline.)
Comments
1. The Robotron
Things aren’t looking good Dave, it seems by the year 2035 you’ll be getting more email than there are minutes in the day!
Posted on 27th November 2006 at 12:02pm.
2. Dave James Miller
Let’s hope not!
I forgot to add, none of that is even spam! I only get one or two spam messages per week at most and they’re usually filtered automatically by SpamAssassin & Thunderbird. :)
Posted on 27th November 2006 at 12:08pm.
3. Saz
Dave, I love you I really do. But that’s possibly the most geeky thing ever! xxx
Posted on 28th November 2006 at 8:51pm.
4. Saz
Now my friend wants to do the same and see if he has become more popular in recent months! x
Posted on 8th December 2006 at 12:37am.