Re: Muttrc example needed POP3/SMTP
On 2017-02-03, 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? > > Here is what I'm looking for: > > * POP3 (one provider) for retrieving messages I'd just like to add that these days you should give IMAP a try - I find better than POP3 because it automatically synchronizes everything. It's easy to use with mutt as well. For example, I use offlineimap as the IMAP client on my Slackware box and K9Mail e-mail client on my phone. When I mark a message as read on my phone it's automatically marked as read when downloaded with offlineimap in mutt, when I send a message on either device it's automatically shown in Sent folder on both devices, and when I move a a message to a given folder or delete a message it's automatically synchronized on both devices. It's very convenient, especially if get a lot of mail. -- Arkadiusz Drabczyk
Re: Muttrc example needed POP3/SMTP
On 03.02.17 09:47, Chris Green wrote: > ... and if you're on a distribution where Postfix is the standard > that's also pretty easy to set up. I personally prefer Postfix from > the ease of configuration point of view. +1 (It also has a Sendmail compatibility interface, so that we old folks could move over painlessly. But now my muscle memory is Postfix oriented.) > I use Postfix and both send and receive mail using SMTP as my desktop > machine is on all the time. Thus I have no need for POP3/IMAP mail > collection. As my machine is shut down each night, I use fetchmail to bring mail in via POP3. It has served me well for several decades now. Erik
Re: Muttrc example needed POP3/SMTP
On Fri, Feb 03, 2017 at 12:11:10AM -0600, rlhar...@oplink.net wrote: > On Thu, February 2, 2017 10:37 pm, sunrise wrote: > > I already had getmail set up but didn't have msmtp installed. > > If exim4 is installed and configured, there is no need for msmtp, unless you > need the profile feature of msmtp which gives you the ability to send > messages through any of a number of smarthosts. > > Some may argue that exim4 is overkill for most users, but the package is > mainstream, proven, and very capable; and, with the script provided by the > Debian maintainer, configuration of exim4 is simple and quick. > ... and if you're on a distribution where Postfix is the standard that's also pretty easy to set up. I personally prefer Postfix from the ease of configuration point of view. I use Postfix and both send and receive mail using SMTP as my desktop machine is on all the time. Thus I have no need for POP3/IMAP mail collection. -- Chris Green