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Ben replied on July 26, 2008 11:45 to the question "What's the scope?" in Open Web Foundation:

I wouldn't read too much into the "web" part of the name. Sure SOAP would have been in scope.

davidascher asked a question in Open Web Foundation on July 26, 2008 03:02:

What's the scope?

What specs are in scope? (presumably, OpenID-like things are in scope, but something like SOAP wouldn't have been).

A comment on the discussion "Vote for Thunderbird extension / add-on ideas" in Mozilla:

There is a setting to save the email in the same folder that it was received in (Account Settings, Copies and Messages, Place Replies the folder being replied to). It's certainly not as cool, but if you're organized, it does nearly the same thing. – sairtesyob, on July 24, 2008 18:25

Brett replied on June 24, 2008 00:07 to the discussion "Vote for Thunderbird extension / add-on ideas" in Mozilla:

I'd really like to see the ability to open a file (possibly passing variable command line arguments) when an email matches a filter. In Mac's Mail, you can have it open an Applescript (I had it temporarily turn up the speaker volume and shout for me that I had an important email when sent by some people I was waiting to hear from), but on any OS, there could be some interesting possibilities...

A comment on the discussion "Vote for Thunderbird extension / add-on ideas" in Mozilla:

This would save us all SO much time (I used it constantly in Entourage 2004) and one I've been hoping for ever since moving to Thunderbird. And not only to have this for replies, but also a different kind for forwards (and when viewing the sent, drafts, or even deleted messages too seeing things like "this was a reply to..[click for message]."). Entourage added these as links at the top of the email being viewed which I think is a good place as it doesn't clutter the listing of emails (though it could be handy for some as an optional column on the tabular listing). I don't mean to suggest trying to copy the other guy, but this is really just one of those features that needs to be adopted, imso, and would be a similar leap forward as the new 'awesome bar' is in FF. – Brett, on June 23, 2008 23:18

A comment on the discussion "Vote for Thunderbird extension / add-on ideas" in Mozilla:

By the way, something in your reply caught my attention - So how might an idea-post in this particular discussion for example, get itself to be read by a developer/s? I ask only because getting developers to hear these ideas is the reason I started this thread. So if there isn't any link, then this thread of mine won't help anyone... hope you can give me some insight. Thanks again! – Rene, on June 23, 2008 05:43

A comment on the discussion "Vote for Thunderbird extension / add-on ideas" in Mozilla:

Yeah. I'll try to come up with static sample screens of what I'm thinking of... thanks! – Rene, on June 23, 2008 05:06

A comment on the discussion "Vote for Thunderbird extension / add-on ideas" in Mozilla:

Nope, but I'm not an extension writer and I have no pull, but maybe someone else who sees your request will see it. Might be a good idea to flesh it out on your blog. – Thomas, on June 23, 2008 04:47

A comment on the discussion "Vote for Thunderbird extension / add-on ideas" in Mozilla:

Hi again Thomas! I went ahead and installed the GTD gamil extension for Firefox and am using it on my gmail now. I think it's well designed to help you run your inbox according to the basic GTD principles. Yes, this is a big part of what I was thinking about when I mentioned a Tasks layer for TB. But while I know what it's doing and how, it's not quite "doing it for me". I think I am hoping that a TB extension would take it to a higher (more elegant) level. I think I'm really after a distinct Tasks view/layer, not just a re-think of how to use your inbox. Am I making sense? – Rene, on June 23, 2008 04:39

A comment on the discussion "Vote for Thunderbird extension / add-on ideas" in Mozilla:

Something like how gmail shows you your mail as "conversations" with all the reply-mails in a thread? Yeah, that would be good! I vote FOR this one – Rene, on June 13, 2008 02:53

ghettocottage replied on June 12, 2008 22:18 to the discussion "Vote for Thunderbird extension / add-on ideas" in Mozilla:

I would like to see an add-on that will show your reply to a message. So say for example I have replied to my friend Bob's email. It shows the green arrow next to it. Shouldn't I be able to click that arrow and have it bring up the sent message I just wrote, rather than having to go to the "Sent" folder and doing a search?
I have looked around quite a bit and cannot seem to find a plugin for this. I have seen this feature in another email program. I think it was the eMail program in Office 2004 for Macs...whats it called..eudora or entourage or whatever.
Anyway, would be a wonderful plugin.

A comment on the discussion "Vote for Thunderbird extension / add-on ideas" in Mozilla:

Sorry! I didn't even follow my own rule about using the comments box to discuss add-on posts! I've downloaded the <A href="http://www.gtdinbox.com/support.htm">GTD userguide</A> to give it some study and let you know if it's what I was after. Thanks again very much for this! – Rene, on June 10, 2008 07:38

A comment on the discussion "Vote for Thunderbird extension / add-on ideas" in Mozilla:

Google [GTD gmail], it's the first result. – Thomas, on June 08, 2008 11:10

Rene replied on June 08, 2008 05:37 to the discussion "Vote for Thunderbird extension / add-on ideas" in Mozilla:

Hi Thomas! Thanks for the comment back. SOrry am not familiar with the GTD add-on. Can you give me some links so I can look it up?
Thanks much again!

A comment on the discussion "Vote for Thunderbird extension / add-on ideas" in Mozilla:

That sounds like the GTD Gmail add on, is that pretty much your idea? – Thomas, on June 06, 2008 22:08

A comment on the discussion "Vote for Thunderbird extension / add-on ideas" in Mozilla:

I'm gonna vote "FOR" this idea; it sounds really useful though I admit I've never used anything like it before. Haven't used outlook in years and have no intention to start now - better to make TB better than anything outlook could ever be! – Rene, on June 06, 2008 07:40

Rene replied on June 06, 2008 07:33 to the discussion "Vote for Thunderbird extension / add-on ideas" in Mozilla:

I would really really like to see a Tasks add-on that can interact with my email something like this:

1) Tasks can be used as tags to put on your emails;

2) Replies to emails are automatically tagged with the same tags as the email which was replied to;

3) Tasks can be opened and viewed individually and, when opened, will show all their associated emails in a mails-panel or something;

4) Double-clicking on an item in the task's mails-panel will display that item; it should also be possible to take the standard mail actions (reply, forward, etc.) from this view.

This is just my view of how it might be handled. The basic idea is really just to have a tasks layer that sits on top of, and orders, the emails layer.

A comment on the discussion "Vote for Thunderbird extension / add-on ideas" in Mozilla:

You're not looking for a holiday addon, you're looking for a calendar addon first. You need to install Mozilla Lightning and the Apple U.S. Holiday Calendar. Google for both, you can't link in comments. – Thomas, on May 16, 2008 14:35

Gracepastor replied on May 09, 2008 09:28 to the discussion "Vote for Thunderbird extension / add-on ideas" in Mozilla:

I came across this site/discussion while looking for an addon. I just moved to Thunderbird from Outlook and love it. However, I was looking for the date of Father's Day and didn't have it. A holiday addon would be great.

Larry

LindaMinda replied on April 29, 2008 03:56 to the discussion "Vote for Thunderbird extension / add-on ideas" in Mozilla:

I would love to see Voting buttons added. They are a great way to manage the whole reply process. From my experience using them, they allow the sender to see a summary of the response. This "Tracking" screen is attached to the Sent copy. It lists all of the recipients of the email and their response - Yes, No, Maybe or an empty spot if they haven't answered. So you don't necessarily have to read thru a bunch of emails.
In Outlook there are several options for the type of Vote you request: Yes/No, Yes/No/Maybe or Approve/Reject. It would be nice to take it one step further and let the Sender define the options they wanted voted on. For example, maybe you're voting on a date for the company Holiday party. Yes/No and Approve/Reject don't quite cover it. But "Dec 1, Dec 8 or Dec 15" are more to the point.