email management

[dnrce]

Migrated from the original issue at https://www.assembla.com/spaces/tracks-tickets/tickets/240

This is a longshot, and a lot of work. I was using the GTD Add-In for MS Outlook for a while, and I'd LOVE to see Tracks support this sort of thing.

Essentially, Tracks would have to act as a web based email client. All email comes to your inbox and you then filter it from there, but w/ somewhat sophistocated wizards. For example, an email comes in from your real estate agent about an offer you've received for your house. From the Projects list, you select "Sell house". From the "Contexts" list you select "At Computer". You click the reply button and email your agent a counter offer. When you send it, instead of going to "Sent Mail", a copy goes to "Waiting".

You get the idea. Obviously, there are a million ways this could work, and the best approach might be to offer simple manual options in earlier releases that can be automated in later releases.

Originally reported by Anonymous on March 3, 2006 at 12:06:23 (-0300)

[dnrce]

On March 3, 2006 at 05:11:09 (-0300), Anonymous commented:

It's a nice idea, but I think that if we implemented a full email client into Tracks, it would get pretty bloated quickly. However, I'm pretty sure that we could get much of the same functionality without doing too much work with web services and perhaps being able to forward an email to Tracks and have it parse it to fill out the appropriate fields.

[dnrce]

On March 3, 2006 at 20:24:07 (-0300), Anonymous commented:

What about some integration into GMail or another web-based email systems?

Michael

[dnrce]

On April 4, 2006 at 13:02:46 (-0300), Anonymous commented:

Depends what you mean by 'integration' ;-). But if it involved forwarding mails as I described, it would work with any mail client.

[dnrce]

On August 8, 2006 at 19:03:42 (-0300), Anonymous commented:

Why don't you try something like this http://office.microsoft.com/en-gb/assistance/HA011244681033.aspx .

[dnrce]

On February 2, 2007 at 23:59:09 (-0300), Anonymous commented:

I'd give forwarding email to tracks a big +1.

This is the one gating feature that's keeping me from using it.

thanks!
Patrick

[dnrce]

The functionality discussed in the comments here is available through two integrations which are now part of Tracks: Cloudmailin and Mailgun.