Bug 77363

Summary:	JJ: attach note to mail
Product:	[Unmaintained] kmail	Reporter:	Stephane PETITHOMME <stephane.petithomme>
Component:	general	Assignee:	kdepim bugs <kdepim-bugs>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE
Severity:	wishlist
Priority:	NOR
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	openSUSE
OS:	Linux
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Description Stephane PETITHOMME 2004-03-12 09:38:30 UTC

Version:            (using KDE KDE 3.2.0)
Installed from:    SuSE RPMs

Hi guy,
It would be nice to be able to attach a note to a mail i have received in my mail folder. This is for management purpose only. Typically we could imagine a system that allows the receiver of a mail to comment on the mail. This could be richer than just putting the mail into specific folder.
Ideally, the receiver could define the template of the information he want sto attach to a mail by defining some fields and a form to input the data.
I come accross this idea for the following scenario:
I got hundreds of mail for a jobs position. Instead of just sorting the mail into different folder or marking message(important,...), I would like to be able to annotate the mail for a quick retrieval based on my feeling on the position.
This would be very cool indeed.
once against, Thanks a lot for such a nice suite (Kpim)

stéphane PETITHOMME

Comment 1 Dan Allen 2004-03-14 06:46:13 UTC

I very much like this idea, it certainly shows quality innovation.
If there is one thing that mail clients need these days, it is
innovation.  I seem to be able work with my mail fine, but not
manage it.  I would say that this would be a good topic for general
discussion.

Dan

Comment 2 groot 2004-04-11 17:11:42 UTC

Changed to JJ; this could be implemented for maildir-style folders by adding a directory note/ (to cur/ new/ and tmp/) to contain text files. A more integrated approach (and hardly JJ anymore) would be to use KNotes for the notes, and create an association between a  message and a note.

Comment 3 Nathan Toone 2004-05-04 15:52:01 UTC

This is similar to the idea (also not JJ) that I discussed previously in the thread http://lists.kde.org/?l=kde-devel&m=108208114627783&w=2 and I filed a wish on it as bug #79952.

I think it would be a great enhancement to KDE and really shows innovation.

Comment 4 earlgrey 2004-06-29 05:06:15 UTC

knotes uses kresources, how would knotes be extended/changed so that the mail annotation notes are hidden from the general usage of knotes?
I'll try if you point me in the acceptable direction, there is no point in changing knotes, if the knotes people don't merge the changes

Comment 5 Massimiliano Hofer 2004-07-05 12:19:49 UTC

Couldn't this be done using a custom header in the mail? This wouldn't break the current maildir mechanism and is how flags are already saved.
It would even allow to send the note when forwarding the message to someone else.

Comment 6 Helge Hielscher 2004-08-06 23:41:42 UTC

Is this a dup of bug 31650: kmail annotate email messages ?

Comment 7 Tom Albers 2004-08-06 23:52:55 UTC

Agreed, it is a dup. The request is both for attaching a note to a message. The title 'annote a mail' is a bit confusing I think, but it is the same wish.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 31650 ***