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At Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:48:20 +0200,
Nicolas Goaziou wrote:
> [...]
> Then again, as someone said, a DEADLINE with an appropriate warning
> delay would be fine in that case too.

I have tasks that have deadlines months in the future and which need
tackling from now until the deadline, although obviously not
continuously.  Putting a warning on the deadline to cover the full
time range would fill my agenda view with deadlines, making it rather
ineffective!