Re: sample muttrc file for AOL email...
When linux or unix software will produce errors in this case a command like: mutt 2>&1|tee mutt.log will produce mutt.log where all output from the command including errors will be captured. If more than a single run is needed: mutt 2>&1|tee -a mutt.log will append output to mutt.log. The 2>&1 redirects stderr to stdout so tee can catch it for you. Cleaner than running script since ansi codes don't get included. For graphics software where ansi is both desired and important your best bet is to use script rather than tee to catch output input and errors. -- Jude "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." Ed Howdershelt 1940. On Wed, 12 Apr 2023, D.J.J. Ring, Jr. wrote: > On Wed, Apr 12, 2023 at 2:11 PM Lester Rees wrote: > > > Well, I need to take a little nap right now b4 I go to work this > > afternoon. Talk atcha later. > > > Hello Lester, > > Making mutt work isn't just a matter of a configuration file, there are > other things like making directories which must be done. You will either > have to do this manually, or use a script. > Otherwise, mutt will fail. As mentioned, mutt has imap support but it needs > to be manually configured by you, it's not as simple as just a muttrc file, > there are a few steps to getting it to work. > > If you don't want to use fleacollar.sh script, here are some good > instructions on how to set up mutt.https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Mutt > > Just ignore that it's for Arch Linux - the instructions are generic, but > you have to follow all the steps and instructions or mutt just will not > work. It would have helped greatly if you had supplied the errors instead > of saying simply "it doesn't work" - usually the errors will point to the > misconfiguration and the misconfiguration can be fixed. > > You might look into offlineimap or isync to download your imap mail from > aol. They are both python programs. > > isync https://isync.sourceforge.io/ > offlineimap https://www.offlineimap.org/doc/installation.html > > If you're running Linux, your distro will have these to be installed. > > David >
Re: sample muttrc file for AOL email...
On Wed, Apr 12, 2023 at 2:11 PM Lester Rees wrote: > Well, I need to take a little nap right now b4 I go to work this > afternoon. Talk atcha later. > Hello Lester, Making mutt work isn't just a matter of a configuration file, there are other things like making directories which must be done. You will either have to do this manually, or use a script. Otherwise, mutt will fail. As mentioned, mutt has imap support but it needs to be manually configured by you, it's not as simple as just a muttrc file, there are a few steps to getting it to work. If you don't want to use fleacollar.sh script, here are some good instructions on how to set up mutt.https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Mutt Just ignore that it's for Arch Linux - the instructions are generic, but you have to follow all the steps and instructions or mutt just will not work. It would have helped greatly if you had supplied the errors instead of saying simply "it doesn't work" - usually the errors will point to the misconfiguration and the misconfiguration can be fixed. You might look into offlineimap or isync to download your imap mail from aol. They are both python programs. isync https://isync.sourceforge.io/ offlineimap https://www.offlineimap.org/doc/installation.html If you're running Linux, your distro will have these to be installed. David
Re: sample muttrc file for AOL email...
On Wed, Apr 12, 2023 at 1:48 PM Lester Rees wrote: > Just give me a sample .muttrc file and I'll just plug in the > username,password, and email address. e.g. .imap.aol.com. > It's not really that hard to do. Boy, you're just trying hard to push this > bash script on me, aren't you!? It makes me kinda suspicious! > Lester, Send the errors you're having with mutt to the list, maybe we can help you. I'm not "pushing" the fleacollar scrip, but it works nicely and it's all set up to work with AOL. David
Reading multiple folders from multiple devices
Just happy to report some success with mutt.
My personal email is hosted by Dreamhost and accessible via IMAP.
I typically read my email from a Linux workstation and save my email to
that workstation's disk. But I also like to read my email via Dreamhost's web
interface and via my phone's email app.
I found that there were a subset of emails that I wanted to be able to
manually put into a separate folder for later viewing from any one of these
three mail clients -- mutt, browser, phone app.
To achieve this I created the needed folder at Dreamhost and configured
mutt to know about that folder as a 'mailbox'.
# Where I get my email from
set spoolfile="{arenson\@spatzel@imap.dreamhost.com/ssl}INBOX"
mailboxes !
# Sometimes I move emails to this other folder to process later
mailboxes "{arenson\@spatzel@imap.dreamhost.com/ssl}INBOX/Points"
# Where I save my received email after processing it
set folder="~/m"
That's it. Nothing spectacular, but on the off chance someone else
might find this useful, I wanted to put it out there. In the future I look
forward to using the '-label' option with mailboxes, but Dreamhost hasn't
upgraded to a version that supports it yet.
Andy
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Andrew D. Arenson (he/him) H 317.964.0493
arenson (at) spatzel.netC 317.679.4669
Re: sample muttrc file for AOL email...
On Wed, Apr 12, 2023 at 12:40 PM Lester Rees wrote: > The thing doesn't even work. Anyways, I don't see why any sort of > app/bash script should be necessary. All I need is a simple example > .muttrc file to use to be able to configure Mutt to use an AOL email > account, nothing else. > The fleacollar script will work. Script URL https://git.2mb.codes/~lilmike/fleacollar/blob/master/fleacollar.sh OK then otherwise, just follow the CONFIG settings from the mutt menu in mutt. It will do the configuration for you, just supply the needed information. The script is easier, and it works for me and many others. If it doesn't work, send a bug report to Storm Dragon < storm_dra...@linux-a11y.org> Regards, David
Re: sample muttrc file for AOL email...
I believe Storm Dragon's fleacollar supports AOL. https://git.2mb.codes/~lilmike/fleacollar script URL https://git.2mb.codes/~lilmike/fleacollar/blob/master/fleacollar.sh Use wget to download this. Then chmod fleacollar.sh to be executable and run it and give all answers, including the password and gpg questions, it won't make a gpg for your email itself, it just protects your passwords on your computer. wget https://git.2mb.codes/~lilmike/fleacollar/blob/master/fleacollar.sh Best wishes, David On Wed, Apr 12, 2023, 11:44 Lester Rees wrote: > Does anyone, by any chance, happen to have a sample .muttrc file that I > could use for AOL email? And no, I do not want a conversation or a > lecture, just a sample .muttrc file that I could use for AOL email. > Thank you very much! >
Newbie thanks to all for configuration help
Thanks to all those who provided info recently for setting up a mutt configuration to use gmail. I will soon be trying the valuable info suggested. Thanks again, Dan -- XR
sample muttrc file for AOL email...
Does anyone, by any chance, happen to have a sample .muttrc file that I could use for AOL email? And no, I do not want a conversation or a lecture, just a sample .muttrc file that I could use for AOL email. Thank you very much!
