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 18:07:44 +0200 Message-ID: References: <20080828145858.GD23058@thinkpad.adamsinfoserv.com> <87od3dnnk2.fsf@gollum.intra.norang.ca> 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 1KYk2X-0006m8-T1 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:08:05 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KYk2W-0006jd-8V for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:08:05 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=50289 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KYk2W-0006jJ-1K for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:08:04 -0400 Received: from nf-out-0910.google.com ([64.233.182.189]:41143) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KYk2V-0003fQ-Dk for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:08:04 -0400 Received: by nf-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id c7so98685nfi.26 for ; Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:08:01 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <87od3dnnk2.fsf@gollum.intra.norang.ca> (Bernt Hansen's message of "Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:53:33 -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: Bernt Hansen Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org, Richard G Riley Bernt Hansen writes: > Richard G Riley writes: > >> Russell Adams 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: > `---- > > 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 --