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feature request: comments on emails

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Description

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With Nextcloud Mail 3.0 allowing to share mailboxes, this app seems to get very close to offer a true collaborative email solution. While other features (#5900, #6127...) could really confirm this path, there is another little one (maybe simpler?) which could be a huge step forward: being able to write comments on emails. Like commenting files (where you can mention someone or add a references to some files etc.), it would be very useful to comment emails in order to organize work better with other users.

Describe the solution you'd like

A simple comment system, maybe in a sidebar or even better: into the mail thread, with comments displayed between emails.

Describe alternatives you've considered

No response

Additional context

For reference, a lot of proprietary apps (like Missive) have this kind of feature

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Research direction

The issue does not identify files, tests, or entry points. Start by mapping the existing email-thread and file-comment implementations, then define the comment model and UI placement; done means users can add, view, and collaborate on comments attached to emails.

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Assessment

Domain
content
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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