On Fri, 3 Feb 2017 04:15:23 +0100 Francesco Ariis <fa...@ariis.it> wrote:
>On Thu, Feb 02, 2017 at 08:44:34PM -0600, sunrise wrote: >> I would like to start using mutt but am somewhat intimidated by all the >> possible >> options in the muttrc config file. Would someone be willing to provide me >> with a basic >> muttrc I could use to get started? > >This is what I have: > >set mbox_type=Maildir >set folder="~/mail" >set mask="!^\\.[^.]" > >mailboxes "+inbox" # ~/mail/inbox > >set record="+sent" # ~/mail/sent >set postponed="+drafts" # etc. >set trash="+trash" > >set realname="Plato" > >set envelope_from=yes >set sendmail="msmtp -C /home/f/cfg/msmtp/msmtpall" > # msmtp is small, efficient and easy to configure > >macro generic \e0 '<shell-escape>bash -ic "k echo Checking mail...; getmail -g >~/cfg/getmail -r getmailconf; echo over"<enter>' > # alt-0 to download messages > > >Mutt is a client, so you will have to configure msmtp and getmail yourself >(they are easy enough). If you need more help fire again in the mailing >list and please consider updating the wiki with your use case when >you succeed. Thanks a lot for both replies; I feel I am now several steps closer to getting a working system. I already had getmail set up but didn't have msmtp installed. One question I still have is: What are the advantages of using getmail and msmtp versus using mutt's built in POP3 and SMTP capabilities? Thank you for your time.
