On Tue, Jun 23, 2009 at 09:00:20PM +0200, Moritz Barsnick wrote:
> The new work model is a large change for myself.
But note that if you were using maildir, it wouldn't be. ;-)
> If I have no choice, I will have to go along and do it that way. I
> agree that keeping mails marked as "new" does not allow
> differentiation between "now but seen" and "new and not yet seen".
> But it has worked for me so well for such a long time.
But the thing is, if you liked that model, you can still get
essentially the same behavior: just flag the messages (or set
mark_old). That was the main point of my original response in the
thread (though I forgot to make it ;-). The current change makes it
possible for Mutt to remind you that you've left mail behind, by
prompting to change to the folder that the mail is in. With the old
way (and now, using flagging or mark_old), you have to look manually.
> Like you, I don't go to the length to mark/flag emails once
> I've seen them, even at work using Outlook.
Actually I do flag e-mails... though it's somewhat rare. I currently
use a 3-tier approach to marking the importance of mails I leave
around. In order:
1. leave the messages marked new: I want to be positive I address
these soon (usually within an hour or so).
2. Flag them: Should be addressed, but maybe at a later date
3. leave them unflagged: probably just hanging around so I can refer
to it if I need to.
Most messages fall into category 1 or 3, and only occasionally do I
flag messages. Anything that's not important at all, I delete. I
don't like a lot of old messages cluttering up my mailboxes.
But, ideally, I would handle my mail as I described. That gives me
the same 3 tiers (4 actually, because I could still flag messages, on
top of what I described), but mutt would remind me about the first two
tiers, instead of only the top one.
> I just take notice of them, and make sure I go through everything
> which is still marked new later. I can't go through the pain of
> marking tens or hundreds of new mails as "check later".
Yes, exactly. :)
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