Re: Supporting property modification in message body

Am Dienstag, 26. Februar 2013, 20:07:32 schrieb John P. Rouillard:
> However this isn't always convenient, and some longer string fields
> can't be set this way. Plus creating new objects to be added to the
> item (e.g. a timelog) are an issue.  Also some mailers (e.g. outlook)
> break the subject line in new and interesting ways that makes this
> mechanism difficult to use.
> 
> What I am proposing is having in body property manipulation.

In general it probably is a good idea.
I'm not sure if the syntax is ideal, '[' actually might happen in some 
real emails. Debian's issue tracker has a different syntax.
What is most inconvenient about email updates is that if you make a 
mistake in the property changes, the whole email will be rejected.


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