Could you store the notes directly in the e-mail so that the notes can be used across different computers when using IMAP?

[froilo]

Moved from https://www.froihofer.net/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=57

• Starting with version 2.2.1, you can configure the storage path for your notes. By default, notes are stored in the "XNote" folder in your Thunderbird profile directory. In order to access the notes on a different computer or to share them with other users, configure the storage path to a mounted network drive, e.g., using WebDAV, Windows Share / Samba, or NFS. Beware that this might have a negative impact on the performance of the message list (scrolling) due to the network latency and the way how the XNote column is implemented. Another solution is to save the notes in a Dropbox folder. In order to change the storage location, use the advanced configuration editor (Tools – Options – Advanced – General – Config Editor...) to add the property "xnote.storage_path" (right mouse click – "New → String") and configure it with your desired path. If you already had some notes, don't forget to move them to the new location.

• Similar to the previous option, you can store your whole Thunderbird profile on a shared network drive (requires appropriate configuration of "profiles.ini" in your Thunderbird user directory). Beware that this might have a big performance impact – depending on your network and the amount of data stored in your profile directory.

• Another suggested option is to use some custom X-... header to store the note in the message header (it was reported that MailTags for Apple Mail does that). If the note is stored in the e-mail header, it needs to be defined whether the note is also forwarded as a message header to the recipient. This could be made an optional behaviour (checkbox) for forwarding e-mails. This will most likely not be implemented—unless someone contributes the necessary code.

[froilo]

Marco Breiling:

Für den Speicherort der Notes bei Verwendung von Imap hätte ich noch eine Idee: man könnte einen extra Mail-Folder innerhalb des aktiven Mail-Kontos anlegen, in dem als Pseudo-Mail-Files die Notes abgelegt werden. So macht es z.B. das Add-On Addressbooks Synchronizer (dort heisst der extra Mail-Folder bei mir z_Addressbooks und enthält eine Pseudo-Mail pro Addressbook, in der alle dessen Adressen stehen).

[froilo]

28.03.2013 - Zbyněk Švec: There is add-on "Header Tools Lite" which could help you with necessary code to store note in the message header. I hope, that this will help you to provide this functionality.

[Johann-Tree]

When starting to use Xnote years ago one of my first thoughts was also that it would nice to have the note directly stored within the message. But because I share the mailbox with my coworker in our small family business, I wanted to get informed when a note was added or changed. I archived this by using the default Xnote-folder and sync it with unison to our network share (every 5 minutes with a cronjob). With iwatch I monitor the logfile of unison. When a note there got added/changed, I get a zenity --text-info showing the text of the note and I have the option to directly open the corresponding e-mail (using AddOn thunderlink).

Long story short: When storing notes within the message, how would it be possible to get informed about an altered or new note?

[Mannshoch]

As an Idea. For the record I'm not familiar with the rules of mail headers.

X-Note-ID:{Note-UID};{Date and Time};{Username@PC-Name} // ID and Details of the current Note
X-Note-Note:ID={Note-UID};Note="{base64-encoded note}"  // The note base 64 encoded
X-Note-Last:{Last Note-UID}={Date and Time}={Username@PC-Name};{SecondLast Note-UID}={Date and Time}={Username@PC-Name};  // Archive of the last n notes.

[opto]

I have been thinking about that. But consider you reply to the message to your boss, the X header is sent to him and he somehow is able to decipher the note content. How good would I need to encrypt that to be sure nothing bad can happen?

That actually kept me from doing that way of sync. But I am thinking of/planning for some other way.

Klaus

Am 21.06.2021 um 23:03 schrieb Mannshoch:

As an Idea. For the record I'm not familiar with the rules of mail headers.

|X-Note-ID:{Note-UID};{Date and Time};{Username@PC-Name} // ID and Details of the current Note X-Note-Note:ID={Note-UID};Note="{base64-encoded note}" // The note base 64 encoded X-Note-Last:{Last Note-UID}={Date and Time}={Username@PC-Name};{SecondLast Note-UID}={Date and Time}={Username@PC-Name}; // Archive of the last n notes. |

[Mannshoch]

In my personal case. Every one which is able to use my Mail account is also allowed to see my notes. The only important thing is, that this notes do not get transferred if you answer a mail.

[etchenet]

Hello to all, I don't know if it's possible, but why not create a hidden imap folder (on which there is no subscription) in which to create a mail for each XNOTE.

[opto]

yes, something like that is in planning....