Comments on: Thunderbird Tagging Extension http://blogometer.com/post/thunderbird-tagging-extension/ Alan Gutierrez blogs on software, social networks, and himself. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:18:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Chris http://blogometer.com/post/thunderbird-tagging-extension/#comment-15314 Chris Tue, 12 Jun 2007 10:59:05 +0000 http://blogometer.com/2006/02/21/thunderbird-tagging-extension/#comment-15314 Hi there, I would really love to have a good tag support for Thunderbird, something like del.icio.us. Where you don't have folders any more, but only tags to choose from on the left (or right) side. The tagging system TB has at the moment is way too complicated. Check out this one for example: http://www.icio.de/user/helveticus Just adding (+) or subtracting (-) tags to view the wished emails quickly would be GREAT GREAT GREAT! But it changes basic EMail-Programs-Structure (folders will be gone). And there need to be mail-rules to auto-tag mails when they are incoming. For example: When I receive a mail by my wife I want it to be tagged with a special "LovelyWife"-Tag. That would make working with mails sooo comfortable... how is the status with extensions and so on? I really hope that this will replace folders... folders are just stupid one-way-tags -.- Do the real thing :D Hi there,

I would really love to have a good tag support for Thunderbird, something like del.icio.us. Where you don’t have folders any more, but only tags to choose from on the left (or right) side. The tagging system TB has at the moment is way too complicated. Check out this one for example: http://www.icio.de/user/helveticus
Just adding (+) or subtracting (-) tags to view the wished emails quickly would be GREAT GREAT GREAT! But it changes basic EMail-Programs-Structure (folders will be gone). And there need to be mail-rules to auto-tag mails when they are incoming. For example: When I receive a mail by my wife I want it to be tagged with a special “LovelyWife”-Tag. That would make working with mails sooo comfortable… how is the status with extensions and so on?
I really hope that this will replace folders… folders are just stupid one-way-tags -.- Do the real thing :D

]]> By: jedatu http://blogometer.com/post/thunderbird-tagging-extension/#comment-9660 jedatu Thu, 25 Jan 2007 23:38:46 +0000 http://blogometer.com/2006/02/21/thunderbird-tagging-extension/#comment-9660 I have been using "Tag the Bird" and have found it quite useful. You can set up commonly used tags for quick addition. It will look up tag suggestions if you so desire, and it will quickly filter based on the tag clicked. I think the tags make more sense in the message header as opposed to the message body. The suggestions made here are good ones. I would like to see more keyboard based tag entry options, but more importantly, the ability to update many messages at once and also rule based tagging. I have been using “Tag the Bird” and have found it quite useful. You can set up commonly used tags for quick addition. It will look up tag suggestions if you so desire, and it will quickly filter based on the tag clicked.

I think the tags make more sense in the message header as opposed to the message body.

The suggestions made here are good ones. I would like to see more keyboard based tag entry options, but more importantly, the ability to update many messages at once and also rule based tagging.

]]> By: amanda http://blogometer.com/post/thunderbird-tagging-extension/#comment-2715 amanda Tue, 11 Jul 2006 14:38:31 +0000 http://blogometer.com/2006/02/21/thunderbird-tagging-extension/#comment-2715 I'm experimenting with the latest "Tag the Bird" implementation. The earlier "tag the bird" project relied entirely on suggested tags and required you to run your mail through an external server. That was not going to happen, at least not in my world. The new version looks a lot closer to what I need: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1832/ Still a little buggy (er, I mean a lot buggy) but worth keeping an eye on. I’m experimenting with the latest “Tag the Bird” implementation. The earlier “tag the bird” project relied entirely on suggested tags and required you to run your mail through an external server. That was not going to happen, at least not in my world.

The new version looks a lot closer to what I need: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1832/

Still a little buggy (er, I mean a lot buggy) but worth keeping an eye on.

]]> By: Paul Easton http://blogometer.com/post/thunderbird-tagging-extension/#comment-2683 Paul Easton Sun, 09 Jul 2006 15:32:51 +0000 http://blogometer.com/2006/02/21/thunderbird-tagging-extension/#comment-2683 I currently use HeaderTools with Mozilla Thunderbird. Applying the tags is not very efficient, but it is the only desktop tagging solution that gives me the portability I desire. I can search on the X-Tags header in TB and also pull up messages by tags using my Web mail's full-text search (I use Squirrel Mail). But an addon for MS Outlook 2003 (BETA only) may lead me to dropping Thunderbird. Taglocity has a very nice tagging interface and allows tags to be saved as a footer to the message allowing portability and social e-mail tagging. I currently use HeaderTools with Mozilla Thunderbird. Applying the tags is not very efficient, but it is the only desktop tagging solution that gives me the portability I desire. I can search on the X-Tags header in TB and also pull up messages by tags using my Web mail’s full-text search (I use Squirrel Mail).

But an addon for MS Outlook 2003 (BETA only) may lead me to dropping Thunderbird. Taglocity has a very nice tagging interface and allows tags to be saved as a footer to the message allowing portability and social e-mail tagging.

]]> By: Erik Mallinson http://blogometer.com/post/thunderbird-tagging-extension/#comment-1939 Erik Mallinson Sat, 10 Jun 2006 22:16:02 +0000 http://blogometer.com/2006/02/21/thunderbird-tagging-extension/#comment-1939 HeaderTools seems to work over IMAP for me. I 'tagged' it in thunderbird then logged into webmail and saw the X-Tag in the header. But I can't seem to search for anything in the header. HeaderTools seems to work over IMAP for me. I ‘tagged’ it in thunderbird then logged into webmail and saw the X-Tag in the header. But I can’t seem to search for anything in the header.

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]]> By: Jonathan Underwood http://blogometer.com/post/thunderbird-tagging-extension/#comment-1498 Jonathan Underwood Mon, 22 May 2006 16:46:23 +0000 http://blogometer.com/2006/02/21/thunderbird-tagging-extension/#comment-1498 Also, you might want to check out the ANNOTATE extension to the IMAP protocol: "The ANNOTATE extension to the Internet Message Access Protocol permits clients and servers to maintain "meta data" for messages, or individual message parts, stored in a mailbox on the server." http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-imapext-annotate-15.txt Also, you might want to check out the ANNOTATE extension to the IMAP protocol:

“The ANNOTATE extension to the Internet Message Access Protocol permits clients and servers to maintain “meta data” for messages, or individual message parts, stored in a mailbox on the server.”

http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-imapext-annotate-15.txt

]]> By: Jonathan Underwood http://blogometer.com/post/thunderbird-tagging-extension/#comment-978 Jonathan Underwood Sat, 29 Apr 2006 12:47:17 +0000 http://blogometer.com/2006/02/21/thunderbird-tagging-extension/#comment-978 You might want to cheak out the HeaderTools extension - this allows adding of arbitrary headers to messages, and so probably contains some code of relevance to message tagging with headers as you propose. I don't believe HeaderTools works over IMAP though. You might want to cheak out the HeaderTools extension - this allows adding of arbitrary headers to messages, and so probably contains some code of relevance to message tagging with headers as you propose. I don’t believe HeaderTools works over IMAP though.

]]> By: Simon http://blogometer.com/post/thunderbird-tagging-extension/#comment-570 Simon Wed, 05 Apr 2006 12:44:45 +0000 http://blogometer.com/2006/02/21/thunderbird-tagging-extension/#comment-570 The people at Thunderbird core are a it, too. The feature was requested 2001-12-11 for the first time! Check http://wiki.mozilla.org/Thunderbird2:Tags and https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=114656 I'm no expert, but IMAP seems to implement a "KEYWORD" feature natively. I'd love to see this come true one way or the other! The people at Thunderbird core are a it, too. The feature was requested 2001-12-11 for the first time!

Check
http://wiki.mozilla.org/Thunderbird2:Tags
and
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=114656

I’m no expert, but IMAP seems to implement a “KEYWORD” feature natively. I’d love to see this come true one way or the other!

]]> By: Alan Gutierrez http://blogometer.com/post/thunderbird-tagging-extension/#comment-544 Alan Gutierrez Fri, 31 Mar 2006 17:34:04 +0000 http://blogometer.com/2006/02/21/thunderbird-tagging-extension/#comment-544 I am now playing with a very manual means of adding the X-Tag. It is a evaulation to determine if I want to hack this out, or switch to gmail now that I can host gmail under my domain. One thing to consider is that if you bounce a message to someone, you are going to bounce to bounce any X-Tag headers as well, so you need to be careful about how you tag a bounced message. Someone might expect that to always be private, and have "X-Tag: Buffoon" assigned to their CEO's most recent newsletter. I am now playing with a very manual means of adding the X-Tag. It is a evaulation to determine if I want to hack this out, or switch to gmail now that I can host gmail under my domain.

One thing to consider is that if you bounce a message to someone, you are going to bounce to bounce any X-Tag headers as well, so you need to be careful about how you tag a bounced message. Someone might expect that to always be private, and have “X-Tag: Buffoon” assigned to their CEO’s most recent newsletter.

]]> By: Kevin Cannon http://blogometer.com/post/thunderbird-tagging-extension/#comment-411 Kevin Cannon Fri, 03 Mar 2006 15:07:03 +0000 http://blogometer.com/2006/02/21/thunderbird-tagging-extension/#comment-411 I'd love to see tagging int Thunderbird, particularly with IMAP support as you suggest. Perhaps you could utilise Thunderbird's saved searches feature to give you the power to view the tags. If you had an extension that applied the X-Tag header to emails, then you could have a rough tags implementation quite quickly. I’d love to see tagging int Thunderbird, particularly with IMAP support as you suggest.

Perhaps you could utilise Thunderbird’s saved searches feature to give you the power to view the tags. If you had an extension that applied the X-Tag header to emails, then you could have a rough tags implementation quite quickly.

]]> By: Ric http://blogometer.com/post/thunderbird-tagging-extension/#comment-362 Ric Wed, 22 Feb 2006 12:12:53 +0000 http://blogometer.com/2006/02/21/thunderbird-tagging-extension/#comment-362 Alan - this is a great idea! I have used TBird since about v0.5, and I love it. Saved searches have been useful, but tagging would make tha a whole lot better. Alan - this is a great idea! I have used TBird since about v0.5, and I love it. Saved searches have been useful, but tagging would make tha a whole lot better.

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