[notmuch] list subject prefixes [was: Git commit mails (was: New wiki instance on the notmuchmail.org website)]

[micah anderson]

On Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:37:57 -0500, Jameson Rollins <jrollins at finestructure.net> wrote:
> On Thu, 4 Feb 2010 09:41:41 +1300, martin f krafft <madduck at madduck.net> wrote:
> > also sprach David Bremner <bremner at unb.ca> [2010.02.04.0924 +1300]:
> > > > PS: speaking of prefixes, how about remving the subject prefix of
> > > > this list in general? ;)
> > > 
> > > I used to agree, but in notmuch, I actually find it convenient to have
> > > threads marked by mailing list. Perhaps this will change if/when my
> > > email setup or the notmuch emacs ui get better...
> > 
> > sed -e 's,^Subject:,& [notmuch],'
> 
> I think I might agree with Martin.  The subject prefix doesn't really
> seem necessary with notmuch, considering that for the following two
> searches:
> 
> notmuch search to:notmuch at notmuchmail.org
> notmuch search subject:[notmuch]

That is because xapian doesn't doesn't ount [] as words so doesn't index
them[0].

micah


0. according to kanru on IRC
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