Re: Mail files in org

[Richard G Riley <rileyrgdev@googlemail.com>]

Bernt Hansen <bernt@norang.ca> writes:

> Richard G Riley <rileyrgdev@googlemail.com> writes:
>
>> Russell Adams <RLAdams@AdamsInfoServ.Com> writes:
>>
>>> On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 02:54:22PM +0000, Charles Howard wrote:
>>>
>>> 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.
>
> It does?  Can I convert to using message ids somehow?

Allow me to slap my own forehead. Sorry. I was talking about links to
gnus accessed mail. Although since gnus has a fetch by ID function I
guess its not too hard to do?

>
> I'm using Gnus with a local IMAP server (not maildir or Mairix).  All of
> my Gnus links are regular folder and article number links.
>
> My Gnus links look like this:
>
> ,----
> | [[gnus:INBOX.SomeFolder#1053][description of mail goes here]]
> `----
>
> I am assuming a message ID link would use the
>
> ,----
> | Message-ID: <jiljyh9nux.fsf@googlemail.com>
> `----
>
> part of the email instead of INBOX.SomeFolder#1053 in the example above.
>
> I don't want email storage on a single local machine because I need
> access to my mail from multiple systems and when I'm away with Internet
> connectivity -- and using IMAP Works For Me(tm).
>
> Manually synching my 5GB+ of email between multiple systems isn't
> something I want to take on at this time.

Apologies - I was wrong. I do not link using msgid.

>
> -Bernt

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