Re: Remembrance Agents

[Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support>]

* Gerardo Moro <gerardomoro37@gmail.com> [2020-11-30 14:17]:
> > * Gerardo Moro <gerardomoro37@gmail.com> [2020-11-30 09:49]:
> > > Thanks! I get an idea. Will try to use soon and let you know.
> > > Thanks for the links, very helpful.
> > > Question: when you say it uses emails, can it read any email database (I
> > > have old ones from Microsoft outlook both Mac and Windows)? What if you
> > > only use webmail, in which format shall you feed the RA?
> >
> > I think that all those formats can be converted to something you could
> > be using centrally on your computer.
> >
> > I am recommending Maildir format. But that would depend of your email
> > client that you use.
> >
> 
> My emails are in format .emlx which is only readable by MAIL. I also have
> used Windows' Microsoft Office which stores I think in PLIST format.
> Is it possible to convert them to Maildir format? I don't know how any
> search software could search within those files if they are not converted.

emlx2maildir convert emlx format to maildir
http://mike.laiosa.org/software/emlx2maildir/

There must be PLIST converters too.

Life will become easy with maildir, but I do not know which email
software you use. I am using mutt, not Emacs. mu4e package supports
Maildir and database search.