From: Jacek Generowicz Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2012 10:37:25 +0000 (+0200) Subject: Message deletion wisdom X-Git-Url: http://git.tremily.us/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=160dd69b590eb9b758d1755595bcd47b50b587f6;p=notmuch-archives.git Message deletion wisdom --- diff --git a/13/0526f9b560eedfa099792075b0d6e5c7215a87 b/13/0526f9b560eedfa099792075b0d6e5c7215a87 new file mode 100644 index 000000000..b718db9dd --- /dev/null +++ b/13/0526f9b560eedfa099792075b0d6e5c7215a87 @@ -0,0 +1,81 @@ +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 1010A431FB6 + for ; Tue, 3 Apr 2012 03:42:56 -0700 (PDT) +X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at olra.theworths.org +X-Spam-Flag: NO +X-Spam-Score: -5 +X-Spam-Level: +X-Spam-Status: No, score=-5 tagged_above=-999 required=5 + tests=[RCVD_IN_DNSWL_HI=-5] 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 Op+Mv8HF7gI5 for ; + Tue, 3 Apr 2012 03:42:55 -0700 (PDT) +X-Greylist: delayed 324 seconds by postgrey-1.32 at olra; + Tue, 03 Apr 2012 03:42:55 PDT +Received: from CERNMX32.cern.ch (cernmx32.cern.ch [137.138.144.178]) + (using TLSv1 with cipher AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) + (No client certificate requested) + by olra.theworths.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 48019431FAE + for ; Tue, 3 Apr 2012 03:42:55 -0700 (PDT) +Received: from CERNFE22.cern.ch (137.138.144.151) by cernmxgwlb2.cern.ch + (137.138.144.178) with Microsoft SMTP Server (TLS) id 14.2.283.3; + Tue, 3 Apr 2012 12:37:27 +0200 +Received: from huxley.cern.ch (80.218.24.120) by smtp.cern.ch + (137.138.144.172) with Microsoft SMTP Server (TLS) id 14.1.270.2; + Tue, 3 Apr 2012 12:37:26 +0200 +Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2012 12:37:25 +0200 +From: Jacek Generowicz +To: +Subject: Message deletion wisdom +User-Agent: Wanderlust/2.14.0 (Africa) SEMI/1.14.6 (Maruoka) FLIM/1.14.9 + (=?UTF-8?B?R29qxY0=?=) APEL/10.8 Emacs/23.3 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) + MULE/6.0 (HANACHIRUSATO) +MIME-Version: 1.0 (generated by SEMI 1.14.6 - "Maruoka") +Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" +Message-ID: <0cc49af3-5415-419d-97ef-2bec76117d63@CERNFE22.cern.ch> +X-Originating-IP: [80.218.24.120] +Keywords: CERN SpamKiller Note: -50 +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, 03 Apr 2012 10:42:56 -0000 + +Hello, + +Looking through the archives of this list, I see that the topic of +message deletion is, if not controversial, then at least non-trivial. + ++ Requests for the provision of message deletion mechanisms have + appeared many times, and that various patches addressing the issue + have been submitted, and (IIUC) some of these are awaiting review + and might possibly make it into an official release in the future. + ++ Having the 'deleted' tag cause messages to be deleted is, + apparently, fraught with peril of losing mail. + + +I have two questions: + + +1) Could you give me a summary of the dangers of allowing notmuch to + actually delete mail? + +2) How do you deal with mail that you would like to disappear from + your maildirs/IMAP servers? (An Emacs-based slant would be + particularle welcome.) + + +Thank you for your input.