On Mon, 14 Jan 2013 08:34:58 +1030
Eric S Fraga <e.fraga@ucl.ac.uk> wrote:

> I use bbdb3; never got to grips with org-contacts and I have too 
> many contacts in any case.  

No performance issues?

> bbdb3 provides a subtle improvement to bbdb2: better more logical key
> bindings and less surprising behaviour overall.  I like it.

Does bbdb3 provide more freedom to have some custom fields in my
contacts structure?

> Org will interpret the "anniversary" (e.g. birthdays, wedding 
> anniversary, other dates) field in bbdb entries to bring in 
> information into the agenda view, if desired.  Look at 
> =org-bbdb-anniversary-format-alist=.

Thank you for that. I wasn't aware of it.

> I am a confirmed gnus user.  No other email system comes close to 
> doing what gnus can do.  Given the large volume of email I get, 
> splitting and scoring are essential to survival!  Integration with 
> bbdb is also obviously key for me. 

I also decided to use Gnus, but, atm, have some problem with its setup.

The funny thing is that I use it in the past, but forgot some things in
the meantime. :-)


Sincerely,
Gour

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Bewildered by the modes of material nature, the ignorant fully 
engage themselves in material activities and become attached. But 
the wise should not unsettle them, although these duties are inferior 
due to the performers' lack of knowledge.

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