From 07b32eca044da9c510b116e0e0cb62a34eb51071 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: albin stjerna Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2012 12:02:12 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Re: newbie questions --- 2b/9e61bdc25d0f147fbbecd83a08ad8a809a7ce1 | 126 ++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 126 insertions(+) create mode 100644 2b/9e61bdc25d0f147fbbecd83a08ad8a809a7ce1 diff --git a/2b/9e61bdc25d0f147fbbecd83a08ad8a809a7ce1 b/2b/9e61bdc25d0f147fbbecd83a08ad8a809a7ce1 new file mode 100644 index 000000000..d7b88918e --- /dev/null +++ b/2b/9e61bdc25d0f147fbbecd83a08ad8a809a7ce1 @@ -0,0 +1,126 @@ +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 699A8431FAF + for ; Sun, 5 Feb 2012 03:02:17 -0800 (PST) +X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at olra.theworths.org +X-Spam-Flag: NO +X-Spam-Score: -0.799 +X-Spam-Level: +X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.799 tagged_above=-999 required=5 + tests=[DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, + FREEMAIL_FROM=0.001, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW=-0.7] 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 MIdUU2zvuO-1 for ; + Sun, 5 Feb 2012 03:02:16 -0800 (PST) +Received: from mail-lpp01m010-f53.google.com (mail-lpp01m010-f53.google.com + [209.85.215.53]) (using TLSv1 with cipher RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) + (No client certificate requested) + by olra.theworths.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 9830F431FAE + for ; Sun, 5 Feb 2012 03:02:16 -0800 (PST) +Received: by lahd3 with SMTP id d3so2841354lah.26 + for ; Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:02:14 -0800 (PST) +DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; + h=from:to:cc:subject:in-reply-to:references:user-agent:date + :message-id:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; + bh=FCfdJ2XpsB/WX5Ym0TYhm9ekF+S+4RRLLWqbyPHQFXI=; + b=DNiYhK647MOxDL+uDvokL7jhro+RnyzvkAQ1q/Zq+uHaGAbTHdRnf11fKCuIYhnSN0 + RSWFtueCgRz4CfCAb6t3AKF2gWTD1bpmVKMfl/gXfwVTnuin4LAE9f5HFjDaL8gSAhAR + 8SoOjj9cLUY2YmMGq4H6VRw6kJXxexREPriNU= +Received: by 10.152.111.137 with SMTP id ii9mr7189468lab.39.1328439734916; + Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:02:14 -0800 (PST) +Received: from hecate (nl110-96-173.student.uu.se. [130.242.96.173]) + by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id os5sm9971137lab.13.2012.02.05.03.02.13 + (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); + Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:02:14 -0800 (PST) +From: albin stjerna +To: Tamas Papp , notmuch@notmuchmail.org +Subject: Re: newbie questions +In-Reply-To: <20120203115934.GA5605@daedalus> +References: <20120203115934.GA5605@daedalus> +User-Agent: Notmuch/0.11 (http://notmuchmail.org) Emacs/24.0.93.1 + (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) +Date: Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:02:12 +0100 +Message-ID: <87haz5czm3.fsf@hecate.student.uu.se> +MIME-Version: 1.0 +Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 +Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable +X-Mailman-Approved-At: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:22:18 -0800 +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: Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:02:17 -0000 + +On Fri, 3 Feb 2012 12:59:34 +0100, Tamas Papp wrote: +> Hi, + +Hi Tamas, and (I suppose) welcome to the Notmuch mailing list! + +> I just started using notmuch. It is fascinating, but I still need to +> figure out a few things: +>=20 +> 1. How can I restrict searches (eg of my inbox) to the last few +> messages (eg 50-100) or some date (eg last 2 weeks)? I am using the +> Emacs interface. + +Well, the query syntax is ... I +know there's been talk on the list about some way to use it more easily +in the queries, and it wouldn't be hard to write a function that +generated a query using a more human-friendly notation of time. So far I +don't know about anyone actually having written such a function though, +but I wouldn't be surprised if someone has. + +> 2. Could someone point me to some guides on workflow with notmuch in +> Emacs? So far I have been using mutt, and I guess I need to rethink a +> few things. + +Possibly. I've only used mutt briefly and a very long time ago, so I +don't really remember, but as you've probably already seen notmuch +relies very heavily on tags, as opposed to just about any other email +client out there (except Gmail, which I've found to be very similar). So +=C2=BBinbox=C2=AB, =C2=BBarchived=C2=AB, =C2=BBread=C2=AB and so on isn't r= +eally =C2=BBboxes=C2=AB the way one +is used to, rather than separate labels you can set (and unset) on each +thread. + +My workflow is something like this: first I fetch mail from IMAP using +offlineimap, then I run a script that tags incoming mail as personal, +list, notmuch, rss and so on (notmuch is also my RSS reader). I've set +the saved searches in Emacs to show fairly standard =C2=BBtag: A= +ND +tag:inbox=C2=AB searches for most of my tags. Then each morning, I begin by +processing =C2=BBpersonal=C2=AB from the top to the bottom, because the =C2= +=BBpersonal=C2=AB +tag is the one most likely to contain important and/or time-critical +mail (in effect it is the catch-all tag for all mail that isn't directed +to a mailing list or otherwise filtered out as probably uninteresting). + +If you're interested, I can send you my mail tagging script. + +When I'm done with each mail I archive it (using the standard keybinding +=C2=BBa=C2=AB). Most mails are handled more or less immediately, but some (= +in +particular posts from RSS) take longer time to read. Those I tag with +=C2=BBread/review=C2=AB using a custom keybinding =C2=BBT=C2=AB. I can then= + process those +when I have the time. + +> 3. If I have multiple accounts, how can I change my e-mail address +> (From:) when I am writing messages (within emacs, using the m key). + +I'm mostly changing this by just typing my other email address (and +tab-completing it of course). I actually haven't thought about there +being any other way, but now that you mention it there probably is. :) + +Hope this helps! Albin -- 2.26.2