From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Keith O'Connell Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Addresses book (novice) Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2003 07:49:20 GMT Organization: is a wonderful thing. Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+gnu-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: <87n0kjeb28.fsf@smtp.blueyonder.co.uk> References: <87k7fobumr.fsf@smtp.blueyonder.co.uk> <87of4zsxfb.fsf@cantor.griswold.home> NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1046245906 25183 80.91.224.249 (26 Feb 2003 07:51:46 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2003 07:51:46 +0000 (UTC) Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 18nwLx-0006Y2-00 for ; Wed, 26 Feb 2003 08:51:45 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10.13) id 18nwKv-0002AQ-08 for gnu-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 26 Feb 2003 02:50:41 -0500 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!diablo.theplanet.net!news-hub.cableinet.net!blueyonder!internal-news-hub.cableinet.net!news-text.cableinet.net.POSTED!53ab2750!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help X-Attribution: kroc X-Home-Page: http://www.galadriel.co.uk Original-Lines: 14 User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.2 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: 80.195.231.6 Original-X-Complaints-To: abuse@blueyonder.co.uk Original-X-Trace: news-text.cableinet.net 1046245760 80.195.231.6 (Wed, 26 Feb 2003 07:49:20 GMT) Original-NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2003 07:49:20 GMT Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:110627 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1b5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: List-Unsubscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+gnu-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:7129 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:7129 >>>>> "Dan" == Dan Griswold writes: >> 2: Which is the best method for keeping addresses, and why? Is >> there a better way Dan> Have you tried the BBDB? http://bbdb.sourceforge.net/ I had a brief look. I got the impression that it was great for hundreds of contact details, but otherwise it was overkill. Am I wrong? Is that the address book of choice for those in the know? -- Keith. [Debian Woody & GNU Emacs 21.2.1 - Gnus v5.9.0]