Re: can sieve script flag the whole thread?
On Tue, 28 Aug 2007, Jorey Bump might have said: > Zhang Weiwu wrote: > > > I read the RFCs and documents I can find on the internet, it seems it's > > not possible for sieve to flag a thread. > > > > I need such an action that not only setflag the current email, but also > > any other emails in the same thread in the folder. This is useful to > > organize workflow in our business, each workflow is a discussion thread > > and if someone send an email to this thread with subject "Done", the > > whole thread should be flagged or moved to another folder. > > > > Being able to setflag (or move messages) for a whole thread of > > discussion is vital to use sieve to help us organize email, otherwise > > we probably wouldn't put as much information in email and try develop a > > web application on our own. Can this be done? Help really appreciated. > > It's an interesting idea, and I've often mused on leveraging IMAP > features to form the core of a trouble ticket system. However, you're > going to want to reevaluate the idea of having user-created email > content trigger events. It's fine for categorization and even some types > of merging, but setting a ticket's status should require an explicit > action to avoid unpredictable or externally influenced results. > > You will also get better compatibility among different clients if you > try to preserve the Subject header as much as possible. Have a look at gnats. Cyrus Home Page: http://cyrusimap.web.cmu.edu/ Cyrus Wiki/FAQ: http://cyrusimap.web.cmu.edu/twiki List Archives/Info: http://asg.web.cmu.edu/cyrus/mailing-list.html
Re: can sieve script flag the whole thread?
Zhang Weiwu wrote: > I read the RFCs and documents I can find on the internet, it seems it's > not possible for sieve to flag a thread. > > I need such an action that not only setflag the current email, but also > any other emails in the same thread in the folder. This is useful to > organize workflow in our business, each workflow is a discussion thread > and if someone send an email to this thread with subject "Done", the > whole thread should be flagged or moved to another folder. > > Being able to setflag (or move messages) for a whole thread of > discussion is vital to use sieve to help us organize email, otherwise > we probably wouldn't put as much information in email and try develop a > web application on our own. Can this be done? Help really appreciated. It's an interesting idea, and I've often mused on leveraging IMAP features to form the core of a trouble ticket system. However, you're going to want to reevaluate the idea of having user-created email content trigger events. It's fine for categorization and even some types of merging, but setting a ticket's status should require an explicit action to avoid unpredictable or externally influenced results. You will also get better compatibility among different clients if you try to preserve the Subject header as much as possible. Cyrus Home Page: http://cyrusimap.web.cmu.edu/ Cyrus Wiki/FAQ: http://cyrusimap.web.cmu.edu/twiki List Archives/Info: http://asg.web.cmu.edu/cyrus/mailing-list.html
Re: can sieve script flag the whole thread?
Hi, Sieve works during the process of delivery, it does not know about other emails that have been deliverd. So it is not possible with sieve, but maybe some MUA have the features you need. Quoting Zhang Weiwu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hello. > > I read the RFCs and documents I can find on the internet, it seems it's > not possible for sieve to flag a thread. > > I need such an action that not only setflag the current email, but also > any other emails in the same thread in the folder. This is useful to > organize workflow in our business, each workflow is a discussion thread > and if someone send an email to this thread with subject "Done", the > whole thread should be flagged or moved to another folder. > > Being able to setflag (or move messages) for a whole thread of > discussion is vital to use sieve to help us organize email, otherwise > we probably wouldn't put as much information in email and try develop a > web application on our own. Can this be done? Help really appreciated. > > Best regards > Zhang Weiwu > > > Cyrus Home Page: http://cyrusimap.web.cmu.edu/ > Cyrus Wiki/FAQ: http://cyrusimap.web.cmu.edu/twiki > List Archives/Info: http://asg.web.cmu.edu/cyrus/mailing-list.html > M.Menge Tel.: (49) 7071/29-70316 Universitaet Tuebingen Fax.: (49) 7071/29-5912 Zentrum fuer Datenverarbeitung mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Waechterstrasse 76 72074 Tuebingen Cyrus Home Page: http://cyrusimap.web.cmu.edu/ Cyrus Wiki/FAQ: http://cyrusimap.web.cmu.edu/twiki List Archives/Info: http://asg.web.cmu.edu/cyrus/mailing-list.html
can sieve script flag the whole thread?
Hello. I read the RFCs and documents I can find on the internet, it seems it's not possible for sieve to flag a thread. I need such an action that not only setflag the current email, but also any other emails in the same thread in the folder. This is useful to organize workflow in our business, each workflow is a discussion thread and if someone send an email to this thread with subject "Done", the whole thread should be flagged or moved to another folder. Being able to setflag (or move messages) for a whole thread of discussion is vital to use sieve to help us organize email, otherwise we probably wouldn't put as much information in email and try develop a web application on our own. Can this be done? Help really appreciated. Best regards Zhang Weiwu Cyrus Home Page: http://cyrusimap.web.cmu.edu/ Cyrus Wiki/FAQ: http://cyrusimap.web.cmu.edu/twiki List Archives/Info: http://asg.web.cmu.edu/cyrus/mailing-list.html
