I have a request for improvement on the follow-up flagging in Lotus Notes. This is one feature where Outlook 2003-2007 has a much better model and the feature I probably miss most in Notes.

Currently (even in version 8.5), Notes is limited to three hard-coded flag priorities and only a "Quick Flag" option on the toolbar and right-click menus. Outlook allows multiple priority flags and makes it easy to flag an email with a priority from either the toolbar or the right-click menu. Notes seems to have the foundation to be able to do this as well without a major overhaul of the feature - and possibly even do it better. Used properly, this feature in Outlook improves productivity and makes it easy to quickly prioritise email for later review and response.

Therefore, I propose that the follow-up flagging feature in Lotus Notes be extended as follows: