[MlMt] Inbox-as-todo-list

[Benny Kjær Nielsen]

On 12 Jun 2015, at 15:37, Lars Fischer wrote:

> [postponed messages]
>
> I was wondering if there is a way to have a similar feature in 
> MailMate, either directly built-in (ideal), or using an external tool. 
>  I’m sure I would not be alone in finding this useful, and it would 
> allow me to integrate all my mail in MailMate.

There is nothing built-in. It's possible to set something up using tags 
and smart mailboxes based on dates, but it's not straightforward. The 
idea would be to e.g. have a postpone1week tag and then have a mailbox 
matching emails with that tag older than a week -- with a simple rule 
with a move message action (back to the Inbox). Actually, it could just 
be tag/untag since the Inbox in MailMate can be told to hide certain 
messages using conditions. (But then the messages would still show up in 
other email clients.)

I do have some notes written down on how this could become a built-in 
feature, but there is one problem I cannot solve: If MailMate is not 
running then the messages cannot be returned to the inbox. That requires 
a server-based solution.

-- 
Benny