Thread emails in the email list
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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Postler |
In Progress
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Wishlist
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Bug Description
Wish List::
Please add the ability to thread emails in the email list pane. The question is what kind of thread to use. You may just want to pick one, than give people the option of choosing, but here are the ones I'm aware of:
1. Related. This means all emails that are of the same thread are grouped at the same level. The way Apple's Mail.app does it.
2. Hierarchal. This means replies are indented below the email they replied to. Gets annoying when reply after reply burries the subject. Evolution and Thunderbird do this.
3. Conversation. All related emails are grouped together. This means both emails you've sent and have received. This is the way Gmail does it.
Almost all Linux clients use option 2, but I think option 1 looks cleaner and doesn't make weird UI issues with multiple replies. Though it would be nice for some folders/threads to use option 3.
Use Cases:
A) My inbox uses related threading to slim down the email list, and make it easier to sort.
B) My User Groups folder uses hierarchal view so I can see who responds to who in the latest flame war thread.
C) My client's folder uses conversation so it makes it easier for me to track what I've committed to and if they accepted it.
Changed in postler: | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
importance: | Undecided → Wishlist |
tags: | added: conversation threads |
tags: | added: indexing |
Some more food for thought:
Mailody has somewhat unique behaviour and sorts by youngest child: www.jwz. org/doc/ threading. html
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There are multiple pseudo-standards to relate messages:
References:
In-Reply-To:
Thread-*: (written by Microsoft products)
We should show the number of messages beside a thread.
One thread should be treated as having the date of the latest message in it.