On Thu, 19 Nov 2015, Xu Wang wrote:
On Thu, Nov 19, 2015 at 3:41 AM, Suvayu Ali
<fatkasuvayu+linux(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Xu,
>
> On Thu, Nov 19, 2015 at 01:41:40AM -0500, Xu Wang wrote:
>> Currently I have it set up so I press a shortcut that takes me to a
>> virtual folder for my inbox. I'm not sure why I don't just by default
>> only use virtual folders. I think the reasoning is I was concerned
>> that if I deleted a message I wasn't sure whether I would delete it
>> from my inbox or a different location that was made available because
>> of finding the thread. I don't know if this is to be a legitimate
>> concern or not.
>
> This is exactly the reason why I use virtual folders! I don't want to
> micro-manage messages when notmuch can do that for me.
>
>> Is there a reason not to only use virtual folders?
>>
>> Do you use virtual folders by default or do you only switch when you
>> e.g. want to open a thread?
>
I still use regular IMAP directories because sometimes I'm stuck someplace I
have to access my email via web. They're not super-granular, but Keeping
everything in a single dir would be unmanageable.