Reply by field in email header

[stanstheman]

Create a new optional header field to indicate when a reply is expected by.  Since this is a non-standard field it would be for use by the sender and any Thunderbird user receiving it. As a non-standard field it could contain any characters but, to be usable, would have to conform to standard date-time format.

This could be used in a number of ways:

1. Put entry in calendar for expected date to check;
2. Create a list of replies expected (probably in date order);
3. Create a list of overdue replies.

A reply should link to the list or calendar entry but there would have to be a 'valid reply' or 'acknowledgement' box when reading the email to enable the user to continue or close the entry. Ideally there should also be some way of linking a reply which does not contain the original message-id when, for instance, they reply by snailmail.

[Jon]

Thanks for submitting an idea to the Mozilla Connect community! Your idea is now open to votes (aka kudos) and comments.