From 4301dcb05ace623789ea2bd6c7ba30cde6584d3a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: dm-list-email-notmuch Date: Sat, 3 May 2014 21:57:49 +1700 Subject: [PATCH] Re: folder and path completely broken in HEAD? --- 7a/6ad0b4a1f9e5fb43dbcbae93cc4a905c46b671 | 96 +++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 96 insertions(+) create mode 100644 7a/6ad0b4a1f9e5fb43dbcbae93cc4a905c46b671 diff --git a/7a/6ad0b4a1f9e5fb43dbcbae93cc4a905c46b671 b/7a/6ad0b4a1f9e5fb43dbcbae93cc4a905c46b671 new file mode 100644 index 000000000..acb864219 --- /dev/null +++ b/7a/6ad0b4a1f9e5fb43dbcbae93cc4a905c46b671 @@ -0,0 +1,96 @@ +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 32C03431FD9 + for ; Fri, 2 May 2014 21:58:05 -0700 (PDT) +X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at olra.theworths.org +X-Spam-Flag: NO +X-Spam-Score: -2.3 +X-Spam-Level: +X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.3 tagged_above=-999 required=5 + tests=[RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED=-2.3] autolearn=disabled +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 P48BOXXEj7Yx for ; + Fri, 2 May 2014 21:57:54 -0700 (PDT) +Received: from market.scs.stanford.edu (market.scs.stanford.edu [171.66.3.10]) + (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) + (No client certificate requested) + by olra.theworths.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id A17BA431FC2 + for ; Fri, 2 May 2014 21:57:54 -0700 (PDT) +Received: from market.scs.stanford.edu (localhost.scs.stanford.edu + [127.0.0.1]) by market.scs.stanford.edu (8.14.7/8.14.7) with ESMTP id + s434voW7023771; Fri, 2 May 2014 21:57:50 -0700 (PDT) +Received: (from dm@localhost) + by market.scs.stanford.edu (8.14.7/8.14.7/Submit) id s434voZs016780; + Fri, 2 May 2014 21:57:50 -0700 (PDT) +X-Authentication-Warning: market.scs.stanford.edu: dm set sender to + return-duxdjczv2pab8eavjy6z79jm3e@ta.scs.stanford.edu using -f +From: dm-list-email-notmuch@scs.stanford.edu +To: Jani Nikula +Subject: Re: folder and path completely broken in HEAD? +Date: Fri, 02 May 2014 21:57:49 -0700 +Message-ID: <87oazfo3w2.fsf@ta.scs.stanford.edu> +MIME-Version: 1.0 +Content-Type: text/plain +Cc: notmuch@notmuchmail.org +X-BeenThere: notmuch@notmuchmail.org +X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 +Precedence: list +Reply-To: David Mazieres expires 2014-07-31 PDT + +List-Id: "Use and development of the notmuch mail system." + +List-Unsubscribe: , + +List-Archive: +List-Post: +List-Help: +List-Subscribe: , + +X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 03 May 2014 04:58:05 -0000 + +Jani Nikula writes: + +> On Fri, 02 May 2014, dm-list-email-notmuch@scs.stanford.edu wrote: +>> +>> I'm using a pretty standard maildir++ layout. For example, underneath +>> my database.path I have a bunch of mail in directories such as: +>> +>> .INBOX.Main/{new,cur} +>> .mail.class/{new,cur} +>> .mail.voicemail/{new,cur} +>> ... +> Here's additional commentary on the specific queries. +> +>> linux7$ ./notmuch count folder:mail +>> 0 +>> linux8$ ./notmuch count folder:.mail +>> 0 + +Oh, man. That's a serious bummer. + +Is there any mechanism left that would let me hierarchically group +messages? I've got a ton of mail.* folders, and create new ones +dynamically. I really want a mechanism to group them hierarchically, so +I can have a search that matches all current and future mail +directories. I organized my whole mail setup around folders because a) +tags do not provide this kind of hierarchical control, and b) there +doesn't seem to be a convenient way to apply tags 100% reliably on +message delivery, whereas I *can* control the folder 100% reliably. + +Worse, because of my poor performance, I was hoping to segregate +messages by year. So it would be: + + 2013/.mail.class + 2013/.mail.voicemail + 2014/.mail.class + 2014/.mail.voicemail + +All the way back. Now you are saying there will be no convenient way to +match just the "mail.class" part without the year? How very +distressing. Ugh. + +David -- 2.26.2