From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Richard G Riley Subject: Re: Mail files in org Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:10:46 +0200 Message-ID: References: <20080828145858.GD23058@thinkpad.adamsinfoserv.com> 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 1KYj9Q-0005Rs-RE for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:11:08 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KYj9O-0005Op-7E for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:11:07 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=55351 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KYj9O-0005Of-4l for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:11:06 -0400 Received: from ey-out-1920.google.com ([74.125.78.144]:54163) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KYj9O-0006q2-1P for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:11:06 -0400 Received: by ey-out-1920.google.com with SMTP id 4so124545eyg.24 for ; Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:11:03 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <20080828145858.GD23058@thinkpad.adamsinfoserv.com> (Russell Adams's message of "Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:58:58 -0500") 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: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Russell Adams writes: > On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 02:54:22PM +0000, Charles Howard wrote: >> >> Is it possible to structure a large collection of emails in an org file ? Are there any specific tools for doing this ? >> >> I have used pine for many years but the business of categorizing sensibly into folders the hundreds of mails which >> come each week is out of hand. Googlemail is offering a single file of emails, with (multiple) `tabs' replacing >> the functionality of folders. This seems like a great step forward, but I don't like GUIs, and I'm not happy that on >> googlemail it seems not to be possible to download an email to disk with header information. (And I don't want all >> my emails permanently on someone else's server.) >> >> Maybe this has been thought of already, but I can't see it anywhere. I've never used mail under emacs (though I've used >> emacs for about 12 years). >> >> What I have in mind is a single text file containing (say) one year's 10^5 emails. I could go through attaching tabs, >> TODO notes, draft replies, rude remarks, tags, ... able to open a specific category ... >> >> If I'm reinventing the wheel, please don't be too harsh. > > Between Mutt and Mairix I use maildir (one message per file) and > searching to meet my needs. > > I'd like to follow up on putting a message ID link in org to open > emails though. This already works if you use Gnus. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > Russell Adams RLAdams@AdamsInfoServ.com > > PGP Key ID: 0x1160DCB3 http://www.adamsinfoserv.com/ > > Fingerprint: 1723 D8CA 4280 1EC9 557F 66E8 1154 E018 1160 DCB3 > > > _______________________________________________ > Emacs-orgmode mailing list > Remember: use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. > Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode --