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From: "Ted Zlatanov" <tzz@lifelogs.com>
Cc: ding@gnus.org
Subject: Re: Enhanced virtual groups
Date: 16 Jul 2004 12:44:54 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4nn01zewah.fsf@lifelogs.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87brigcb54.fsf@nwalsh.com> (Norman Walsh's message of "Fri, 16 Jul 2004 09:52:23 -0400")

On Fri, 16 Jul 2004, ndw@nwalsh.com wrote:

> This is mostly a curiousity question. One of my colleagues was
> describing a feature of Evolution that he really finds useful: the
> ability to have virtual folders based on criteria more selective than
> gnus virtual groups (as I understand them).
> 
> In particular, he has a virtual folder for "all mail less than 24
> hours old" and another for "all mail addressed to him".
> 
> Anyone thought of implementing something like that in gnus? Or maybe
> it's already been done. Wouldn't be the first time :-)

It would be pretty easy to use the Gnus registry to build a list of
messages that have the time or sender attribute as you describe (those
are already stored in the registry).  More attributes, e.g. size of
message, can be added very easily.

Ted



      parent reply	other threads:[~2004-07-16 16:44 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2004-07-16 13:52 Norman Walsh
2004-07-16 14:00 ` David Edmondson
2004-07-16 16:05 ` David Moore
2004-08-11 14:12   ` James Leifer
2004-08-11 14:18     ` James Leifer
2004-07-16 16:44 ` Ted Zlatanov [this message]

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