On Tue, Dec 09, 2014 at 05:45:21PM -0500, Patrick Shanahan wrote: > * Jon LaBadie <mut...@jgcomp.com> [12-09-14 16:56]: > > On Tue, Dec 09, 2014 at 02:46:30PM -0500, Patrick Shanahan wrote: > > > * Jon LaBadie <mut...@jgcomp.com> [12-09-14 14:26]: > > > > If I want to save a message and reply to the sender > > > > it is a multi-step operation. "s", which saves the > > > > message, deletes it from the inbox, and indexes to > > > > the next unread message. Then I have to return to > > > > the deleted message and hit "r". > > > > > > > > Does anyone have a way to do this in one operation? > > > > > > Not in one, nor would I prefer, but you can eliminate a step by replying > > > first and then saving, or using something like procmail to direct the msg > > > to your "save" destination and reply from there. That would eliminate > > > *all* the extra steps. > > > > Minor reason to not do it in reply -> save order. The physical > > order in the mbox-style file would be out of order. > > When you save or move a msg from one directory to another does not change > the delivery date. > > > Doesn't matter if it is only viewed with a threaded reader like mutt. > > But in case other tools are used, like text searches, I'd prefer to keep > > the "proper order". > > I guess "proper order" is undefined. I sort by thread on rec'd time-date > and nothing changes on moving or saving except the mbox file time. The > msg is an entity within the mbox file, not a stand-a-lone file. Guess I > fail to understand your needs or you fail to understand mbox. I use > mairix to find and present and it presents in a directory sorted as I > demand, thread by date-time.
When I save it is most often to a file specific to the message sender. So I might save a message from you to a file called "ptilopteri" and it would be appended to our previous communications. My reply would also be automatically saved to the end of the same file. In "ptilopteri" your message would appear before my reply. That is what I called "proper order". If I reply and later save, the order in the file is reversed. The order of messages in a file doesn't matter much if I read it with mutt -f "<filename>". But I've looked at enough mail files with less or edited them with vi, to appreciate having the messages in "proper order". mairix sounds interesting, thanks for mentioning it. Jon -- Jon H. LaBadie j...@jgcomp.com 11226 South Shore Rd. (703) 787-0688 (H) Reston, VA 20190 (703) 935-6720 (C)
