rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > I'll probably look into notmuch, just for kicks. > > I've considered maildir--it meets some of my requirements (that is, to > make something close to an askSam workalike), but one drawback is that it > is essentially one email (i.e., my "record"). One of the desirable > features of askSam is that you did not have to create a new file to add a > new note / record, you just start typing in an existing open record and > then, as time or other constraints allow, you can add more "tags" or a > record separator. (It's been so long since I've used askSam I actually > forget what had to be done (f anything) to separate a new record from the > previous record). > > askSam basically stores all it's records in one file, although it is (of > course) possible to separate them.
I still don't understand why not use XML. If file is not getting too big (which is also a problem with mbox). You may need to adapt your applications, but it won't be more effort then making shit out of shit - sorry for my language. regards
