From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Bernt Hansen Subject: Re: contact management in org-mode? Date: Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:16:53 -0400 Message-ID: <87iqerzvm2.fsf@gollum.intra.norang.ca> References: <878wfoc5ao.fsf@cuma.i-did-not-set--mail-host-address--so-tickle-me> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MvNxU-00011D-M8 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:17:00 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MvNxR-00010l-Tb for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:17:00 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=36003 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MvNxR-00010i-P1 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:16:57 -0400 Received: from mho-02-ewr.mailhop.org ([204.13.248.72]:58426) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MvNxR-0003Ey-H5 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:16:57 -0400 In-Reply-To: <878wfoc5ao.fsf@cuma.i-did-not-set--mail-host-address--so-tickle-me> (Maurizio Vitale's message of "Tue\, 06 Oct 2009 22\:21\:35 -0400") List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: maurizio.vitale@polymath-solutions.com Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Maurizio Vitale writes: >>>>>> "Lindsay" == Lindsay Todd writes: > > Lindsay> Has anyone used org-mode to manage email and other > Lindsay> contacts? Maybe exporting information as vCards, or some > Lindsay> other format, so it can be reused by email clients, > Lindsay> e.g. Thunderbird? > > Lindsay> I see that it is possible to link into BBDB, which I've > Lindsay> never used. But it would seem to me that org-mode could > Lindsay> also organize contact information, perhaps even more > Lindsay> usefully and richly, without needing to learn yet another > Lindsay> package. Or is BBDB so wonderful that I should just use > Lindsay> that instead? > > I use both and I really recommend BBDB. I've never used the link between > bbdb and org-mode, so I cannot comment on that. But they're two great > packages on their own merits. > Bets regards, I use both. bbdb works great as a contact manager. I link to entries in bbdb in my org-mode files for phone calls etc. -Bernt