Alexander Adolf writes:
> Is there a "wish list" of sorts, and if so, could it perhaps seem
> worthwhile adding this to the wish list?
Yes, there is a list at
https://nmbug.notmuchmail.org/status/#Wish-list
Your message is now on that list.
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Michael J Gruber writes:
>
> In that case, I suggest that `notmuch search --output=messages` outputs
> message ids in the form `mid:...`, as well. Users can discover
> `--output=messages` from command completion and could learn the "right"
> search prefix from the command output.
>
In fact
Alexander Adolf venit, vidit, dixit 2021-04-27 13:34:03:
> Hello David,
[...]
> >>> id: or mid: or mid://
> >>>For id: and mid:, message ID values are the literal contents of
> >>>the Message-ID: header of email messages, but without the '<',
> >>>'>' delimiters.
> >>
> >>
Hello David,
Many thanks for your swift response, and explanations.
David Bremner writes:
> [...]
>> Any technical reason for "from" having a regex search, but "to" not?
>
> Yes, it is purely technical. The regex support relies on the existence
> of a Xapian value slot for the field in
Alexander Adolf writes:
>
> Any technical reason for "from" having a regex search, but "to" not?
Yes, it is purely technical. The regex support relies on the existence
of a Xapian value slot for the field in question. It isn't clear what
the time / space impact of adding another value slot
