Matt I have to agree with you. The ability to store email on a project basis would be a boom for my organization as well. To be able to save mail directly to a separate location based on a particular project would enable me to easily archive the email for a project along with the project. What a treat that would be....
-- Dana Smith email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > From: David Wignall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: "Entourage:mac Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2003 21:23:38 +1200 > To: Entourage mac Talk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Possible enhancement to future version of Entourage > > on 17/8/2003 2:35 PM, Matthew Smith at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> The way we work is project based. We store files on >> the server within a project. We attempt to do the same for email. The >> problem is that mail is stored in individual identity databases. Once an >> event is finished it would be great to be able to store the mail within the >> project folder in a way that anyone can read it, search it and navigate it >> easily. > > <snip> > >> I propose a file format which can store mail and folders, separate to the >> user's identity folder and database. These files could be stored and created >> anywhere on the file system. An Entourage user could create or open one. > > <snip> > >> I am interested in hearing what others think of this solution. > > Sounds a lot like Lotus Notes. A bunch of flat file databases, at least one > of which is your mail, with a variety of different views available such as > folders, threads or as a web page. Then you need servers and administration > and security and support. > > Any solution such as you're proposing is going to essentially be a database > application. I would be surprised if the MBU saw it as core business. It > seems to me to be more likely to come from Apple, given that the file system > as database is in favour again (and here I would insert a reference to a > couple of articles on the Reg <http://www.theregister.co.uk> but I can't > find them) but then we would have to use Mail ;) > > -- > Dave > > -- > To unsubscribe: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > archives: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> > old-archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/> > > -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
