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This is only a basic example, but assuming support has been compiled in this should get you connected with IMAPS: |
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Revision as of 13:39, 30 October 2012
This is only a basic example, but 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/" # Define the = shortcut, and the entry point for the folder browser (c?) 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 a server set ssl_force_tls=yes # Don't wait to enter mailbox manually unset imap_passive # Automatically poll subscribed mailboxes for new mail (new in 1.5.11) set imap_check_subscribed # Reduce polling frequency to a sane level set mail_check=60 # And poll the current mailbox more often (not needed with IDLE in post 1.5.11 set timeout=10 # keep a cache of headers for faster loading (1.5.9+?) set header_cache=~/.hcache # Display download progress every 5K set net_inc=5
Replacing 'imaps' with 'pop' will enable POP3. Of course you no longer need the IMAP specific options if you're using POP3:
# Automatically log in to this mailbox at startup set spoolfile="pop://email@testing.me.uk@testing.me.uk.mail.aa.net.uk/" # Define the = shortcut, and the entry point for the folder browser (c?) set folder="pop://email@testing.me.uk@testing.me.uk.mail.aa.net.uk/"