Re: how to set message priority

[Jack Ostroff <ostroffjh users sourceforge net>]

Hi Peter,

On 12/9/2016 6:27 PM, Peter Bloomfield wrote:
> Hi Jack:
>
> On 11/28/2016 05:45:53 PM Mon, Jack wrote:
> > Am I missing something?  I cannot find any way to set a message
> > priority when composing a new message?  Is it not possible?
>
> AFAICT it's not implemented, although I don't see any technical
> roadblock. I guess it could be on the compose window's "Options" menu:
> perhaps a radio list like:
>
> X  Priority normal
> O  Priority urgent
> O  Priority non-urgent
>
> separated off from the other options. Opinions?
>
> Peter
First thanks for confirming that I wasn't missing something.  It's been 
a while, but I know I've received some messages (not many) with either 
urgent or low priority.  I seem to recall seeing low priority also 
called "bulk" but I would probably stick with "low priority" "normal" 
and "urgent".  I also think I would order low normal high rather than 
low high normal (top to bottom at least).   Options menu looks like the 
best place.  I only wonder if there isn't some nice visual way to 
indicate if a non "normal" priority has been set.  Also - I just looked 
at another mail program, and I see it has five levels.  (lowest, low, 
normal, high, highest) I don't know if that list is arbitrary or 
specified in an RFC.

Jack