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 [[!img notmuch-logo.png alt="Notmuch logo" class="left"]]
 [[!img notmuch-logo.png alt="Notmuch logo" class="left"]]

-# Why Notmuch?
+# Notmuch -- The mail indexer
+
+## Why Notmuch?

 
 * "Not much mail" is what Notmuch thinks about your email
   collection. Even if you receive 12000 messages per month or have on
 
 * "Not much mail" is what Notmuch thinks about your email
   collection. Even if you receive 12000 messages per month or have on


@@ -31,17 +33,27 @@
   here? Not much.  </ul>
 
 Notmuch is still in the early stages of development, but there are
   here? Not much.  </ul>
 
 Notmuch is still in the early stages of development, but there are

-already three user interfaces available for it (one for emacs, one for
-vim, and another using curses for running within a terminal). If
-you've been looking for a fast, global-search and tag-based email
-reader to use within your text editor or in a terminal, then Notmuch
-may be exactly what you've been looking for.
+already two user interfaces available for it (one for emacs and one
+for vim). If you've been looking for a fast, global-search and
+tag-based email reader to use within your text editor or in a
+terminal, then Notmuch may be exactly what you've been looking for.

 
 Otherwise, if you're a developer of an existing email program and
 would love a good library interface for fast, global search with
 support for arbitrary tags, then Notmuch also may be exactly what
 you've been looking for.
 
 
 Otherwise, if you're a developer of an existing email program and
 would love a good library interface for fast, global search with
 support for arbitrary tags, then Notmuch also may be exactly what
 you've been looking for.
 

+## Documentation
+
+So far, there is not much documentation.  Eventually, the wiki will
+contain a reference for users.  This is what we have so far:
+
+* [Initial Tagging](/initial_tagging)
+* [Emacstips](/emacstips)
+* [Remote Usage](/remoteusage)
+
+Apart from the wiki, help is available via email.  Join the mailing
+list.  Read the archives.  Ask questions.

 
 ## Source code
 
 
 ## Source code
 


@@ -69,22 +81,31 @@ when submitting patches to notmuch. We are currently test-driving a [Patchwork
 instance](http://patchwork.notmuchmail.org/project/notmuch) to help us keep track
 of [the patches](http://patchwork.notmuchmail.org/project/notmuch/list).
 
 instance](http://patchwork.notmuchmail.org/project/notmuch) to help us keep track
 of [the patches](http://patchwork.notmuchmail.org/project/notmuch/list).
 

+Source code of notmuch releases can be downloaded [here](http://notmuchmail.org/releases/).
+

 ## Contact: Email & IRC
 
 Comments? Please feel free to email the notmuch mailing list:
 notmuch&#64;notmuchmail.org (subscription is not required, but you can
 ## Contact: Email & IRC
 
 Comments? Please feel free to email the notmuch mailing list:
 notmuch&#64;notmuchmail.org (subscription is not required, but you can

-<a href="http://notmuchmail.org/mailman/listinfo/notmuch">subscribe to
-the notmuch list</a> if you would like to). You can also browse the
+subscribe to the [notmuch list](http://notmuchmail.org/mailman/listinfo/notmuch) if you would like to). You can also browse the

 <a href="http://notmuchmail.org/pipermail/notmuch/">online archives</a>
 <a href="http://notmuchmail.org/pipermail/notmuch/">online archives</a>

-of the mailing list, read them as a <a href="http://n3.nabble.com/notmuch-f198994.html">web forum (nabble)</a>), or download a <a href="http://notmuchmail.org/archives/notmuch.mbox">mbox file</a> of the entire mailing-list. 
+of the mailing list, read them as a <a href="http://n3.nabble.com/notmuch-f198994.html">web forum (nabble)</a>, or download a <a href="http://notmuchmail.org/archives/notmuch.mbox">mbox file</a> of the entire mailing-list. 

 
 The mb2md utility can be used to convert the archives to maildir format which is convenient for reading the archives within notmuch itself.
 
 
 The mb2md utility can be used to convert the archives to maildir format which is convenient for reading the archives within notmuch itself.
 

-If you prefer real-time chat, there is often someone on the IRC channel #notmuch@irc.freenode.net.
+If you prefer real-time chat, there is often someone on the [#notmuch](irc://chat.freenode.net/#notmuch)@irc.freenode.net IRC channel.

 
 

-### Website
+## Feature ideas - bin list
+
+We have started a <a href="http://notmuchmail.org/feature-requests/">feature requests</a> page on this wiki. 
+No, things you add there won't automatically get implemented - but it's a nice way to collect ideas.
+
+## Emacs Tips and Tricks

 
 

-This wiki is maintained using [ikiwiki](http://ikiwiki.info). You can pull and
-push changes using the following URL (no authentication necessary):
+The best supported interface to notmuch is based on emacs and can be tweaked extensively. We have started to collect some tips and tricks [here](/emacstips).
+
+### Website

 
 

-    git://notmuchmail.org/git/notmuch-wiki
+This wiki is maintained using
+[ikiwiki](http://ikiwiki.info). Instructions on how to edit it can be
+found [here](/wikiwriteaccess).