[est]

> Why everybody seems to want to reinvent email is beyond me.

11) Program parsable structured info? UNCHECK

How cool if emails have a semantic layer standard, like when someone invites you to an event using email, another app could automatically recognize datetime, convert time zones and add to a task reminder? (think of embedded iCal or vCard, but more generic and powerful).

[nemoniac]

Emails have a semantic layer standard. it handles iCal and vCard. And not only that, it's extensible. See mailcap and MIME.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mailcap http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIME