You might already be aware of this but in Outlook you can drag an email to tasks on the left (or to calendar) and it will include the email thread in the body. Doesn't update though with new emails from the thread.
Ask HN: How do you convert your emails to todo items?
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Re: Ask HN: How do you convert your emails to todo items?
#12I use a combination of ActiveInbox (http://www.activeinboxhq.com/) and the Multiple Inbox labs in GMail. I have 5 "multiple inbox" inboxes. I mark emails with a GTD style label that ActiveInbox creates (S/Action, S/Waiting On mostly) and have an inbox that only shows those. Those are my main tasks.
I also have an inbox for starred emails, which are longer term project or information rich emails I want handy. My "top" inbox is unread inbox emails and round it out with drafts and the standard email inbox at the bottom of the page.