Using Mutt
Basic Info
So .. I though that why not start using mutt instead of evolution or any other thingies to read my imap folder ? you know how easy it is ?
~/.muttrc stuff
set my_server=127.0.0.1
set my_smtp_server=127.0.0.1
set my_user="dexter@d3xt3r01.tk"
set my_pass="password"
set from="dexter@d3xt3r01.tk"
set imap_user=$my_user
set imap_pass=$my_pass
set folder=imaps://$my_server/INBOX
set spoolfile=imaps://$my_server/INBOX
mailboxes imaps://$my_server/INBOX
set mbox="!"
set ssl_starttls=yes # activate TLS if available on the server
set ssl_force_tls=yes # always use SSL when connecting to a server
unset imap_passive # Don't wait to enter mailbox manually
set imap_check_subscribed # Automatically poll subscribed mailboxes for new mail (new in 1.5.11)
set mail_check=60 # Reduce polling frequency to a sane level
set timeout=10 # And poll the current mailbox more often (not needed with IDLE in post 1.5.11)
set header_cache=~/.mutt/header_cache # keep a cache of headers for faster loading (1.5.9+?)
set net_inc=5 # Display download progress every 5K
set message_cachedir="~/.mutt/body_cache" # Message Body cache dir
unset arrow_cursor # use arrow cursor
unset askbcc # don't prompt for bcc's
unset askcc # don't prompt for cc's
set copy # save copies of sent messages
set edit_headers # display the headers when I'm editing a message
- set fast_reply # don't prompt for stuff when replying
unset mark_old # don't mark unread messages as Old
set pager_stop # don't go to next message at end of message
color attachment brightmagenta black
color error brightwhite red # errors yell at you in red
color hdrdefault red black # headers
color indicator brightyellow magenta # currently selected message
color markers brightcyan black # the + for wrapped pager lines
color message brightcyan black # informational messages, not mail
color normal white black # plain text
color quoted green black # quoted text
color search brightgreen black # hilite search patterns in the pager
color signature red black # signature (after "-- ") is red
color status brightyellow blue # status bar is yellow *on blue* color tilde blue black # ~'s after message body
color tree red black # thread tree in index menu is magenta
color signature brightred black
color underline yellow black
color header cyan black ^(From|Subject): # Important headers
color body magenta black "(ftp|http)://[^ ]+" # picks up URLs
color body magenta black [-a-z_0-9.]+@[-a-z_0-9.]+
- Coloring quoted text - coloring the first 7 levels:
color quoted cyan black
color quoted1 yellow black
color quoted2 red black
color quoted3 green black
color quoted4 cyan black
color quoted5 yellow black
color quoted6 red black
color quoted7 green black
- Colorize smileys: :-) ;-) :-/ :-(
color body yellow black "[;:]-[)/(|]"
color body yellow black "[;:][)/(|]"
color body green black "alpha:\+://[^ ]*"
color index brightyellow black ~N # New
color index yellow black ~O # Old
color index magenta black ~F
color index blue black ~T
color index red black ~D
Other info
It's pretty self explanatory .. I have dexter@d3xt3r01.tk@d3xt3r01.tk because the first @ part is the username and the second d3xt3r01.tk is the server ..
Key Bindings ( you can find all of them pressing the ? key )
d - delete a mail
$ - sync de mail ( apply changes )
<enter> - read a message ( page_up / page_down to scrool )
q - quit
r - reply
Useful sites
Other nice configs can be found at http://tim.stoakes.net/mutt/muttrc.html , http://www.8t8.us/mutt/ , http://tony.rocks.cc/muttrc Homepage is at www.mutt.org don't forget to read the FAQ and Manual
