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Today we are introducing Mail2Task - the possibility to create tasks via e-mail. That’s especially helpful if you are using an e-mail-friendly device like a Blackberry or if you prefer to use Apple’s Notes app on your iPhone/iPad to instantly get things out of your head. Data export or data migration can be another reason to use Mail2Task.  

We tried to come up with the most simple and time-saving solution and you just need to know these 3 Golden Rules:

1. Send your e-mail to memaail@gmail.com@idonextmemail@gmail.com.com from the address you are registered at Idonext

2. The subject holds the date for all tasks in the e-mail. Various formats are valid, like "11/10/2010", "10.11.2010", "0" (for today), "2" (for in 2 days) or "3 weeks" (for in 3 weeks). An empty subject means "Someday". If the subject is empty then you can assign a date to each task separately by adding the "+"-shortcut at the end of each task’s text.

3. Each task is separated by a single line break and can contain tags and the "+"-shortcut. A double line break marks the end of the tasks’ list. Everything after that is ignored by Mail2Task (perfect for signatures!).

Some minutes after sending you will get an automatic confirmation e-mail stating the number of recognized tasks. Please check the pictures of this blog post to see some examples. Have much fun with that time-saver!