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IMAP 43 (45) Folders

I set up my 43 folders as IMAP folders on my Linux server. Actually, 45 folders - 1TODO is just regular Todos, that age and yell as they get older. "weekend" is stuff to take care of on the weekend.

Using some ideas I got from a post on the Google Group, I enhanced the script. I posted it at

http://jalcorn.net/weblog/pages/tickler2.html

Careful, some of it is very specific to my setup.

TOPICS: GNU/Linux
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Isn't the 43 folders system...

Isn't the 43 folders system designed for paper? You use 43 folders because you don't have infinite folders for the rest of eternity. But with a computer, you can just have as many folders as you like. how does 43 folders help in a computer system?

 
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