How to Track Webmail History
The term "webmail" refers to any Web-based email system such as Yahoo! or Gmail. As of 2010, no direct way to track logins or emails exists for any of the webmail sites. But with a little ingenuity, a person can track his webmail history.
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Instructions
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Log in to the webmail. It is unethical to log in to any email belonging to another. Take a moment to note the different menu options, such as "Sent," "Trash," "Inbox," "Mark" and "Move." Notice that for each directory, the most recent emails are usually at the top and all emails are listed by date.
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Click on "Sent." This section shows all emails sent from the webmail since the last time the user deleted them. Take notes or transfer the sent section by highlighting, copying and pasting the list into a word-processing document.
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Click on "Inbox." Use the same method used with the "Sent" folder to note the history of the Inbox folder. The email owner likely deletes these folders regularly. The deleted Inbox emails transfer to Trash. Repeat for the process for the "Trash" folder. Files in Trash stay in the folder until the browser closes.
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Check any folders storing emails. These files usually detail communication from a specific source, such as friends, businesses and co-workers. The email owner sets these up in advance. Then he clicks "Move" and designates a specific folder to store the email for future reading.
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Repeat after each login
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Tips & Warnings
A webmail login remains active for about two weeks unless the email user logs out.
Alternatively, connecting the webmail to an email client, such as Outlook or Outlook Express, lets the email owner have a copy of all webmail transactions directly on the computer. Email clients transfer only emails sent to the account after setup of the client.
