Re: auto auto-expirable

[Tim Landscheidt <tim@tim-landscheidt.de>]

Katsumi Yamaoka <yamaoka@jpl.org> wrote:

>>> Sometimes the scripts assign a message to the wrong folder. Currently,
>>> I just save the message to the correct folder and then deal with it
>>> while reading that other folder.

>>> Now, if I understand your proposal, it sounds like I would need to
>>> remember to clear the "expirable" mark before saving the message. If
>>> that's correct, it seems awkward and easy to forget to do.

>>   When I face such situations, I usually move the article to the correct
>> group *before* reading it, so Katsumi's change would not affect you. In
>> the cases when the article is displayed for whatever reason, I also
>> usually M c it (before reading it), move it, and again read it from the
>> correct group.

> I'll do it like Didier, but I can agree with Mike.  Maybe it
> will be better not to change the present behavior by default.
> [...]

I *think* I do it like Didier, but I don't know if I don't
do it sometimes like Mike :-). With the danger of losing
mail, I'd prefer a "Are you really sure?" dialog, perhaps
similar to scroll-left & Co. if technically possible.

  In the end, moving a mail only to have it expired seems
not a very common thing to do.

Tim