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Re: atime/mtime



On 2009-06-23 14:27:44 -0500, Derek Martin wrote:
> 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).

Ditto, but this may be several hours (or days when I'm very busy).

>  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.

I flag messages once I've archived them. I leave them in the mailbox
for threading only (when I know that the discussion is not over). But
until new messages appear in the discussion, I do not need to look at
these messages. I delete them after some time.

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