Return-Path: X-Original-To: notmuch@notmuchmail.org Delivered-To: notmuch@notmuchmail.org Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by olra.theworths.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EB2114196F2 for ; Tue, 20 Apr 2010 01:09:36 -0700 (PDT) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at olra.theworths.org X-Spam-Flag: NO X-Spam-Score: -0.001 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.001 tagged_above=-999 required=5 tests=[BAYES_20=-0.001] autolearn=ham Received: from olra.theworths.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (olra.theworths.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id aLFIbuxBQEEO for ; Tue, 20 Apr 2010 01:09:36 -0700 (PDT) Received: from homiemail-a22.g.dreamhost.com (caiajhbdcagg.dreamhost.com [208.97.132.66]) by olra.theworths.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 60A8B431FC1 for ; Tue, 20 Apr 2010 01:09:36 -0700 (PDT) Received: from sspaeth.de (mtec-hg-docking-1-dhcp-204.ethz.ch [129.132.133.204]) by homiemail-a22.g.dreamhost.com (Postfix) with ESMTPA id 3F75F1A805F; Tue, 20 Apr 2010 01:09:34 -0700 (PDT) Received: by sspaeth.de (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Tue, 20 Apr 2010 10:09:31 +0200 From: "Sebastian Spaeth" To: David Edmondson , Michal Sojka , notmuch@notmuchmail.org Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] Add 'cat' subcommand In-Reply-To: <87pr1u7fnu.fsf@ut.hh.sledj.net> References: <1271747793-17507-1-git-send-email-sojkam1@fel.cvut.cz> <87pr1u7fnu.fsf@ut.hh.sledj.net> Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2010 10:09:31 +0200 Message-ID: <87fx2qmtok.fsf@SSpaeth.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-BeenThere: notmuch@notmuchmail.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list List-Id: "Use and development of the notmuch mail system." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2010 08:09:37 -0000 > I'm puzzled why you chose to pass a filename as the argument to 'cat' > rather than a message id (id:foo@bar.com)? I agree, especially as some people want to introduce abstract mailstores which might not even have the concept of a file name :). Passing a message-id seems more useful. Sebastian