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Subject: Re: OBBDB(3) or org-contacts
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Gour <gour@atmarama.net> writes:

> On Mon, 14 Jan 2013 08:34:58 +1030 Eric S Fraga 
> <e.fraga@ucl.ac.uk> wrote: 
> 
>> I use bbdb3; never got to grips with org-contacts and I have 
>> too  many contacts in any case.     
> 
> No performance issues? 

Not with BBDB, either version.  I have 760 contacts in BBDB.
 
>> bbdb3 provides a subtle improvement to bbdb2: better more 
>> logical key bindings and less surprising behaviour overall.  I 
>> like it.   
> 
> Does bbdb3 provide more freedom to have some custom fields in my 
> contacts structure? 

You can have any number of simple fields labelled whatever you 
want.  I am not sure if you can define new structured ones (like 
addresses, I mean).  I don't stress BBDB too much...
 
> I also decided to use Gnus, but, atm, have some problem with its 
> setup. 

Maybe post on the gnus mailing list?  Very helpful group.
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