From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Eric Abrahamsen Subject: Re: emails written in Org Mode Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2014 08:41:36 +0800 Message-ID: <874myjqwqn.fsf@ericabrahamsen.net> References: <87r41uwdiy.fsf@andrew.cmu.edu> <87pph8n40m.fsf@quasar.esben-stien.name> <87mwcckqru.fsf@quasar.esben-stien.name> <87mwcb36aj.fsf@andrew.cmu.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:38071) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1X6qob-0000TP-Nh for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 14 Jul 2014 20:41:58 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1X6qoW-000310-Qe for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 14 Jul 2014 20:41:53 -0400 Received: from plane.gmane.org ([80.91.229.3]:52285) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1X6qoW-00030W-Ks for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 14 Jul 2014 20:41:48 -0400 Received: from list by plane.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1X6qoU-0004Ez-RS for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 15 Jul 2014 02:41:46 +0200 Received: from 111.199.151.233 ([111.199.151.233]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Tue, 15 Jul 2014 02:41:46 +0200 Received: from eric by 111.199.151.233 with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Tue, 15 Jul 2014 02:41:46 +0200 List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org John Kitchin writes: > I usually do this kind of tracking with a link to the email instead. It > is not automated communication between email and org, and it is not that > complicated, but it does what I need, when I need it. I will stop with shameless plugs at some point here, but this is exactly what Gnorb does -- uses org to keep track of email conversations. Tracking is done with vanilla org links and state-change log notes, but the various gnorb functions make the whole process pretty much automated. https://github.com/girzel/gnorb#using-gnorb-for-tracking-email-todos > Esben Stien writes: > >> Esben Stien writes: >> >>> Do you have any means to bring replies and such back into the org file? >> >> This seems like it could be a really good thing. >> >> To be able to move the discussion to the relevant org file and then >> structure it and prioritize/schedule from there. >> >> It seems a lot better than to have all these different discussions >> inside gnus, so I'd really like to try this.