ol-thunderbird

This package adds a new org-link-type: thunderbird to GNU Emacs org-mode.

This allows to link related emails in org-headers. It's for everyone who hasn't setup mu4e.

It's not a integration of Thunderbird into org-mode.

To open the correct email within Thunderbird the message-id is used.

Beaware the copyed message-id is supplied to shell-command, which allows for arbitrary code execution if malicous ids are supplied.

Getting started

Installation

Currently, not available on MELPA.

(use-package ol-thunderbird
  :straight (ol-thunderbird :type git :host github :repo "lordnik22/ol-thunderbird"))

Alternatively you can clone this project and add it to the load-path in your init-file:

(add-to-list 'load-path "~/.emacs.d/elisp/ol-thunderbird")
(require 'ol-thunderbird)

Your first link to thunderbird in org-mode

1. Open the email you want to link in Thunderbird
2. (If not already done) Display all headers (see image)
3. Copy Message-Id by right-click and choose Copy Message-ID
4. Switch to your org-file opened in Emacs
5. C-c C-l thunderbird ENT ENT (org-insert-link)
6. Test your link

Context to step 5: If the package is installed correcly there should be the new link-type: thunderbird. With ENT we can choose an id with completion showing candidates from the kill-ring. If you just copied the message-id from Thunderbird then the first candidate should be preselected candidate (IDO). With the second ENT we confirm this candidate.

Ah and did I mention, I use IDO...