> * Ted Zlatanov <g...@yvsrybtf.pbz> [2011-04-11 15:52:06 -0500]: > > On Mon, 11 Apr 2011 12:18:18 -0400 Sam Steingold <s...@gnu.org> wrote: > > Sam> I started using bbdb about 15 years ago and I accumulated a fairly large > Sam> .bbdb file. Some records there are not relevant to me all that much (a > Sam> coworker from 10 years ago), so, on one hand, I do not want to remove > Sam> the record (or its parts, like address, phone, birthday &c), and, on the > Sam> other hand, I do not want that record to be printed out or that birthday > Sam> mentioned in my diary. How about a "current" or "relevant" note which > Sam> will specify just that - that the record is to be printed and its > Sam> anniversaries mentioned in the diary? > > Sam> Also, people's e-mail addresses become obsolete every now and then. > Sam> Removing those addresses is not really an option because they are needed > Sam> when you read those old messages helpfully archived on gmane.org; but > Sam> having them complete in the To: field does not make sense either. > Sam> How about a new notes field (I use old-net) which would do just that: > Sam> used for matching records against mail messages but not for mail address > Sam> completion? > > With Gnus at least, we could have a last-seen field that's updated > whenever you see a message from that person.
Are you suggesting a last-seen field in addition to creation-date and timestamp? Or maybe a last-seen field for each e-mail address? > Then you can filter all the records with last-seen over 2 years ago, > for instance. This is no good. I might be seeing messages from the person in some newsgroup every day but still not want him in the diary or the printout. I think both diary and printout are too "personal" enough for a "catch-all" solution. -- Sam Steingold (http://sds.podval.org/) on CentOS release 5.5 (Final) X http://dhimmi.com http://mideasttruth.com http://palestinefacts.org http://www.memritv.org http://pmw.org.il http://jihadwatch.org http://memri.org Despite the raising cost of living, it remains quite popular. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Forrester Wave Report - Recovery time is now measured in hours and minutes not days. Key insights are discussed in the 2010 Forrester Wave Report as part of an in-depth evaluation of disaster recovery service providers. Forrester found the best-in-class provider in terms of services and vision. Read this report now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/ibm-webcastpromo _______________________________________________ bbdb-info@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bbdb-info BBDB Home Page: http://bbdb.sourceforge.net/
