On 6/6/15, 2:59 AM, Jani Nikula wrote:

You're probably better off sending your specific questions to the list, so we can quote them in our replies and discuss them.

Certainly. Does the following work? (They're questions, each followed by corresponding section weblinks from the document's Table of Contents, for context/details.) Should I instead send each question as a separate email?

Which MUA(s) is (are) best for me?
https://github.com/johnnyutahh/search-based-email#MUA_choice

Support old-style IMAP-folder paradigm?
https://github.com/johnnyutahh/search-based-email#old_style_imap_folder_paradigm

Support IMAP-account separation?
https://github.com/johnnyutahh/search-based-email#imap_account_separation

Will tags stick with moved messages?
https://github.com/johnnyutahh/search-based-email#moving-msgs-after-applying-tags

Hot to perform MUA folder-based searching with name auto-completion?
https://github.com/johnnyutahh/search-based-email#folder_based_searching

How to support "IMAP folders as tags"?
https://github.com/johnnyutahh/search-based-email#IMAP_folders_as_tags

How to auto-detect need for IMAP resync?
https://github.com/johnnyutahh/search-based-email#auto-detect-if-imap-resync-needed

Sync metadata across machines?
https://github.com/johnnyutahh/search-based-email#sync_notmuch_metadata_across_machines

Sync Notmuch tags with maildir flags?
https://github.com/johnnyutahh/search-based-email#sync-notmuch-tags-with-maildir-flags

How to manage messages with attachments?
https://github.com/johnnyutahh/search-based-email#managing-message-attachments

How to support offline editing - postponing drafts?
https://github.com/johnnyutahh/search-based-email#offline-editing-postponing-drafts

How to write HTML-formatted messages?
https://github.com/johnnyutahh/search-based-email#writing-html-formatted-messages

How to forward messages with attachments?
https://github.com/johnnyutahh/search-based-email#forwarding_msgs_w_attachments

IMO the notion of "tag-based email" is misleading to begin with. I would call both notmuch and mu *search* based email tools. Tagging is just one small part of it.

Got it. I've retitled the doc.

<pre wrap="">The last time I checked, the main differences between notmuch and mu were in threading, community, and spinoff tools. I think the handling of threads is superior in notmuch (YMMV), and this is particularly visible in the emacs interfaces. The downside of that is slower indexing. Notmuch has a wider developer community while mu is mostly a one man show. Notmuch has more people to keep the project moving, but one person might provide a more unified UI experience. Finally, I think there are more tools and MUAs written around notmuch, partly due to the language bindings to the library.</pre>

Thanks, quite helpful.

Johnny
--