Hello Jude, It's possible to access gmail and download messages by adding imap locations and NOT use a mail transport program. Everything is set up within the muttrc file.
Burt Henry of the Vinux Wiki. Mutt vs. Alpine. http://wiki.vinuxproject.org/alpine_mutt Mutt Configuration and Basic Use. http://wiki.vinuxproject.org/mutt_configuration_and_basic_use He manages to do this just in muttrc. Here's the section of muttrc, ##Account Specific Settings # Change the following six lines to match your Gmail account details #And Uncomment and edit if YOU DO NOT WANT to USE ENCRYPTED PASSWD. #And comment out the top section that does the PW encryption. set imap_user = "gmail_han...@gmail.com" #set imap_pass = "my_PW" set smtp_url = "smtp://gmail_han...@smtp.gmail.com:587/" #set smtp_pass = "my_PW" set from = "gmail_han...@gmail.com" set realname = "My Name" # Change the following line to a different editor you prefer. set editor = "nano" ## GMail Config #(most of this should work with other IMAP accounts) ## Basic config, you can leave this as is in most cases # Not sure if timeout and keepalive value tweaking will help intermittent connection issues # (time values are in seconds) set wait_key = no set folder = "imaps://imap.gmail.com:993" set spoolfile = "+INBOX" set imap_check_subscribed set hostname = gmail.com set mail_check = 180 set timeout = 300 # Allow Mutt to open new imap connection automatically. unset imap_passive # Keep IMAP connection alive by polling intermittently set imap_keepalive = 210 set postponed = "+[GMail]/Drafts" set record = "+[GMail]/Sent Mail" set header_cache=~/.mutt/cache/headers set message_cachedir=~/.mutt/cache/bodies set certificate_file=~/.mutt/certificates set alias_file=~/.mutt/aliases set move = no set include set sort = 'threads' set sort_aux = 'reverse-last-date-received' set auto_tag = yes ## Reminds you of missing subject&unmodified or empty body with msg sent as default set abort_nosubject = ask-no set abort_unmodified = ask-no ignore "Authentication-Results:" ignore "DomainKey-Signature:" ignore "DKIM-Signature:" hdr_order Date From To Cc alternative_order text/plain text/html * auto_view text/html This is from page: http://wiki.vinuxproject.org/muttrc Unfortunately, there are errors in his delightfully easy gpg configuration, and sometimes he has googlemail instead of gmail and googlemail no longer works for me in this muttrc. There is also a more elaborate muttrc file with more features, but maybe the same errors, I'm going through it step by step and writing down the errors. Since I have access to the Vinux Wiki I will upload the corrections as soon as I make sure they are correct. Best wishes, David Ring On Sat, Aug 24, 2019, 10:14 Jude DaShiell <jdash...@panix.com> wrote: > I think I can help there, only thing is mine has the mutt blind-friendly > options in it. > > On Sat, 24 Aug 2019, D.J.J. Ring, Jr. wrote: > >
