I don't currently use Mutt with Gmail, but one common suggestion is to use an external program like offlineimap for handling syncing. I remember hearing that Mutt's IMAP support is not the best. The guide I followed to get set up initially is Steve Losh's The Homely Mutt, it's really quite good. http://stevelosh.com/blog/2012/10/the-homely-mutt/ Julian On 03/21, German wrote: > I am about to emerge Mutt and wanted to ask community what are the optimal USE flags for novice. I am going to use it with gmail. I am about to emerge it with the following USE flags: berkdb, crypt, gdbm, nls, ssl, gpg, imap, mbox, pop, sasl, sidebar, smtp. If anyone feel I should add or remove something from USE, feel free to tell me. Thanks! > > -- > German >