(Looks like my message didn't go through because of my example image attachment. I thought it was small enough, resending without it.)
On Mon, May 25, 2015 at 03:48:17AM -0400, Xu Wang wrote: > > > > Being able to search emails from within mutt is really convenient. On > > top of that, I can access my emails using other applications because of > > notmuch, e.g. I can link to emails from my notes in Org mode (an Emacs > > major mode). I also have a few scripts that integrate easy access to > > emails with my work flow. I also use a notmuch search based addressbook > > with mutt. I cannot see any of this being possible without the search > > capability offered by notmuch. > > Why not use message-ID and link to that? How does this linking to > emails work better with mutt-kz? What do you mean? How can you link to a message by message-id without a search? Notmuch allows you to do exactly that. For example, I can link to your message (the one I'm responding to), in Org mode as: [[notmuch:id:cajhtkniqftd+6ufzq1lthtav2mw5267usud9xg2jjazzzva...@mail.gmail.com][Email from Xu Wang: Re: options for mutt + notmuch]] This is rendered in Emacs as: Email from Xu Wang: Re: options for mutt + notmuch in a special highlighted face so that I know it's a link and I can follow it with RET or left click. I could also link to the whole thread [[notmuch-search:thread:0000000000009981][Thread on mutt + notmuch on mutt-users]] or maybe something like this: [[notmuch-search:subject:"options%2520for%2520mutt%2520+%2520notmuch"][Thread on mutt-users: subject:"options for mutt + notmuch"]] Of course this is redundant for mailing list emails, since we have public archives, but for private emails, this is invaluable. I would suggest you give notmuch a try and find it for yourself rather than ask. I cannnot possibly foresee how you could integrate emails, and searching emails into your workflow. I don't even know what is your profession! Emails are my primary medium of collaboration. So this kind of integration is invaluable to me. Hope this helps, PS: I have attached a screenshot of an Org buffer with notmuch links -- Suvayu Open source is the future. It sets us free.
