From: Jani Nikula Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2015 18:25:49 +0000 (+0300) Subject: Re: Understanding the "replied" tag X-Git-Url: http://git.tremily.us/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=e4efa301d4d7612f14bc8bc00f9d04c5f61b74d6;p=notmuch-archives.git Re: Understanding the "replied" tag --- diff --git a/e5/668700cf6ef0d0e909b53b042588a3f32d1d1f b/e5/668700cf6ef0d0e909b53b042588a3f32d1d1f new file mode 100644 index 000000000..138bd3fcb --- /dev/null +++ b/e5/668700cf6ef0d0e909b53b042588a3f32d1d1f @@ -0,0 +1,125 @@ +Return-Path: +X-Original-To: notmuch@notmuchmail.org +Delivered-To: notmuch@notmuchmail.org +Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) + by arlo.cworth.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 60BD76DE0B29 + for ; Thu, 11 Jun 2015 11:25:48 -0700 (PDT) +X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at cworth.org +X-Spam-Flag: NO +X-Spam-Score: 0.063 +X-Spam-Level: +X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.063 tagged_above=-999 required=5 tests=[AWL=0.783, + RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW=-0.7, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H3=-0.01, + RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL=-0.01] autolearn=disabled +Received: from arlo.cworth.org ([127.0.0.1]) + by localhost (arlo.cworth.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) + with ESMTP id loBTzYaa0sel for ; + Thu, 11 Jun 2015 11:25:46 -0700 (PDT) +Received: from mail-wg0-f44.google.com (mail-wg0-f44.google.com + [74.125.82.44]) by arlo.cworth.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 981E76DE0948 for + ; Thu, 11 Jun 2015 11:25:45 -0700 (PDT) +Received: by wgbgq6 with SMTP id gq6so9779492wgb.3 + for ; Thu, 11 Jun 2015 11:25:43 -0700 (PDT) +X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; + d=1e100.net; s=20130820; + h=x-gm-message-state:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:references + :user-agent:date:message-id:mime-version:content-type; + bh=Tj/hYEZLOYShUUd8iP/5NK2tO2emh2W/rJaKqGXuB90=; + b=K48Z8Xcuh5H2mhmS4PjKIXK+Y8ZOFJt2hsTZL/tUFIb7aKUo8y63TjjXo4iLBCruvY + e+fdlcC0XbMjORp0sPdrYaAAtbZRugk93n79FHAUGqi2+FNX6yCjvdxCwoBqYYkbHkxL + gh50Db/HIb4819ZQqAiWJvWu0duxd+khOdxbygJP84mE0GeCEx1nXyXlcaGoWhS7el7z + B/4/dnjQ5I9DASSzVbxgB5oIrhqoAQHCwDlns/YrrTo0CcKzKvNzEpgwMA+YQKmJDFUp + 85OE8ZW5wtDS+HfFubUAe4pZ0R616xLRxynazyBHxVCSGIMXHJEDZzuQVO6uqhB+5wM+ + quxw== +X-Gm-Message-State: + ALoCoQmhSXfx7DcbMxgjEzcbZ9lA+EnH1R09DQSyfneLkNuWIzsSDeUCXelKIBlbaLfmb9eaH+sx +X-Received: by 10.194.79.225 with SMTP id m1mr19270804wjx.8.1434047143658; + Thu, 11 Jun 2015 11:25:43 -0700 (PDT) +Received: from localhost (mobile-access-bcee6b-244.dhcp.inet.fi. + [188.238.107.244]) + by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id a19sm13982488wiv.2.2015.06.11.11.25.42 + (version=TLSv1.2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128/128); + Thu, 11 Jun 2015 11:25:42 -0700 (PDT) +From: Jani Nikula +To: Xu Wang , notmuch@notmuchmail.org +Subject: Re: Understanding the "replied" tag +In-Reply-To: + +References: + +User-Agent: Notmuch/0.19+86~gbed8b67 (http://notmuchmail.org) Emacs/24.4.1 + (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) +Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2015 21:25:49 +0300 +Message-ID: <87eglije4y.fsf@nikula.org> +MIME-Version: 1.0 +Content-Type: text/plain +X-BeenThere: notmuch@notmuchmail.org +X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 +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: Thu, 11 Jun 2015 18:25:48 -0000 + +On Thu, 11 Jun 2015, Xu Wang wrote: +> Dear all, +> +> First, I am extremely excited to be a part of this list now. notmuch +> has really helped me. Thank you go all individuals working to improve +> it and to help others to know how to use it. +> +> I would really like to know if a message has been replied to (e.g. +> using a certain message id). It seems that all I need to do is check +> for the "replied" tag. But often this tag is not there, even when +> there has been a reply (I have confirmed this through the thread +> display and checking the message that replied to the message to make +> sure it indeed has header "replied-to:"). +> +> I have looked in mutt, and also I see many situations where there is +> no 'r' flag, especially for emails sent from me. +> +> The following returns true: +> notmuch config get maildir.synchronize_flags +> +> So at least both are giving same answer, but I'm not sure why not +> saying "replied" thread is correct. +> +> What is incorrect for my way of thinking about "replied"? Do I +> misunderstand what it is supposed to do or am I not updating the flags +> correctly? + +Notmuch deals with the "replied" tag in two ways. + +First, the tag is synchronized with the maildir flag R, both ways. This +is the "R" in the filename after ":2,". See [1] for details. + +Second, the notmuch-emacs interface adds the "replied" tag upon sending +the reply. You can customize this tag, but note that only "replied" gets +synchronized to maildir flags. + +If you use a MUA that doesn't either add the R flag or call notmuch to +add the "replied" tag, you'll lose this bit of information. + +You might also find [2] relevant. + +BR, +Jani. + + +[1] http://cr.yp.to/proto/maildir.html +[2] http://notmuchmail.org/special-tags/ + +> +> Kind regards, +> +> Xu +> _______________________________________________ +> notmuch mailing list +> notmuch@notmuchmail.org +> http://notmuchmail.org/mailman/listinfo/notmuch