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There are too many settings for Mutt for us to give a comprehensive example of what will work for you, but assuming support has been compiled in this should get you connected with IMAPS: |
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== Incoming Mail == |
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Assuming support has been compiled in this should get you connected with IMAPS: |
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$ cat .muttrc |
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set realname="Email Test" |
set realname="Email Test" |
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set from="email@testing.me.uk" |
set from="email@testing.me.uk" |
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# Automatically log in to this mailbox at startup |
# Automatically log in to this mailbox at startup |
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set spoolfile="imaps://email@testing.me.uk@testing.me.uk.mail.aa.net.uk/" |
set spoolfile="imaps://email@testing.me.uk@testing.me.uk.mail.aa.net.uk/" |
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# Set INBOX ('=' folder) at startup |
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# Define the = shortcut, and the entry point for the folder browser (c?) |
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set folder="imaps://email@testing.me.uk@testing.me.uk.mail.aa.net.uk/" |
set folder="imaps://email@testing.me.uk@testing.me.uk.mail.aa.net.uk/" |
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set record="=Sent" |
set record="=Sent" |
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set postponed="=Drafts" |
set postponed="=Drafts" |
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# always use SSL when connecting to |
# always use SSL when connecting to the server |
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set ssl_force_tls=yes |
set ssl_force_tls=yes |
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# |
# Automatically enter mailbox |
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unset imap_passive |
unset imap_passive |
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# Poll subscribed mailboxes for new mail |
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set imap_check_subscribed |
set imap_check_subscribed |
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# Reduce polling frequency |
# Reduce polling frequency |
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set mail_check=60 |
set mail_check=60 |
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# |
# Poll the current mailbox more often |
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set timeout=10 |
set timeout=10 |
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# Cache of message headers |
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set header_cache=~/.hcache |
set header_cache=~/.hcache |
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# Display download progress every 5K |
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set net_inc=5 |
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Replacing 'imaps' with 'pop' will enable POP3. Of course you no longer need the IMAP specific options if you're using POP3: |
Replacing 'imaps' with 'pop' will enable POP3. Of course you no longer need the IMAP specific options if you're using POP3: |
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set realname="Email Test" |
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set from="email@testing.me.uk" |
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set use_from=yes |
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set edit_headers = yes |
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# Auto purge |
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set delete=yes |
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# Tidy header view |
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ignore * |
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unignore from date subject to cc |
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unignore organization organisation x-mailer: x-newsreader: x-mailing-list: |
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unignore posted-to: |
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# Server is sub-domain of aa.net.uk to play nice with SSL certs |
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# Automatically log in to this mailbox at startup |
# Automatically log in to this mailbox at startup |
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set spoolfile="pop://email@testing.me.uk@testing.me.uk.mail.aa.net.uk/" |
set spoolfile="pop://email@testing.me.uk@testing.me.uk.mail.aa.net.uk/" |
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# Set INBOX ('=' folder) at startup |
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# Define the = shortcut, and the entry point for the folder browser (c?) |
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set folder="pop://email@testing.me.uk@testing.me.uk.mail.aa.net.uk/" |
set folder="pop://email@testing.me.uk@testing.me.uk.mail.aa.net.uk/" |
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set record="=Sent" |
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set postponed="=Drafts" |
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# always use SSL when connecting to the server |
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set ssl_force_tls=yes |
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== Outgoing Mail == |
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Mutt uses the local host's SMTP relay, so sending is beyond the scope of this article. On most modern Linux boxes it should "just work" though. |
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[[Category:Email Clients|Mutt]] |
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Latest revision as of 23:53, 17 August 2018
Incoming Mail
Assuming support has been compiled in this should get you connected with IMAPS:
$ cat .muttrc
set realname="Email Test"
set from="email@testing.me.uk"
set use_from=yes
set edit_headers = yes
# Auto purge
set delete=yes
# Tidy header view
ignore *
unignore from date subject to cc
unignore organization organisation x-mailer: x-newsreader: x-mailing-list:
unignore posted-to:
# Server is sub-domain of aa.net.uk to play nice with SSL certs
# Automatically log in to this mailbox at startup
set spoolfile="imaps://email@testing.me.uk@testing.me.uk.mail.aa.net.uk/"
# Set INBOX ('=' folder) at startup
set folder="imaps://email@testing.me.uk@testing.me.uk.mail.aa.net.uk/"
set record="=Sent"
set postponed="=Drafts"
# always use SSL when connecting to the server
set ssl_force_tls=yes
# Automatically enter mailbox
unset imap_passive
# Poll subscribed mailboxes for new mail
set imap_check_subscribed
# Reduce polling frequency
set mail_check=60
# Poll the current mailbox more often
set timeout=10
# Cache of message headers
set header_cache=~/.hcache
Replacing 'imaps' with 'pop' will enable POP3. Of course you no longer need the IMAP specific options if you're using POP3:
$ cat .muttrc
set realname="Email Test"
set from="email@testing.me.uk"
set use_from=yes
set edit_headers = yes
# Auto purge
set delete=yes
# Tidy header view
ignore *
unignore from date subject to cc
unignore organization organisation x-mailer: x-newsreader: x-mailing-list:
unignore posted-to:
# Server is sub-domain of aa.net.uk to play nice with SSL certs
# Automatically log in to this mailbox at startup
set spoolfile="pop://email@testing.me.uk@testing.me.uk.mail.aa.net.uk/"
# Set INBOX ('=' folder) at startup
set folder="pop://email@testing.me.uk@testing.me.uk.mail.aa.net.uk/"
set record="=Sent"
set postponed="=Drafts"
# always use SSL when connecting to the server
set ssl_force_tls=yes
Outgoing Mail
Mutt uses the local host's SMTP relay, so sending is beyond the scope of this article. On most modern Linux boxes it should "just work" though.