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Date: Mon, 27 May 2013 19:04:32 +0200
From: Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] mutt configuration advice
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On 27/05/2013 18:55, Mick wrote:
> I recall you or some other Gentoo user in this list advocating setting up
> dovecot or some such to locally collect and store messages. This aligns with
> the one task per tool approach that mutt's design philosophy fulfils as a
> simple MUA. It has its advantages, but also has its disadvantages. It
> requires me to do back ups, instead of relying on Google. It requires me to
> run a separate server (if I were to run this on my LAN, as opposed to my
> lap/desktop) and pay for it, instead of Google's 'free' infrastructure and
> energy bill. One more application to configure and bother myself with, on the
> unexpected occasion when configuration files need editing in a rush because
> things no longer work since the last update.
>
> More critically, whether I run a local MRA/MTA or not, I will *still* need
> another mail client irrespective of where my messages are stored. This is why
> I kindly ask for some person who's more experienced on configuring mutt than
> I, to give me a hand setting it up. :-)
It could well have been me recommending a local dovecot back then (it's
my own solution)
Now that I have a clearer picture of how you want your mail to work, I
don't think I can be of much useful help - I tend to not customize mail
clients much :-)
I usually just use them as-shipped, add my usual filter rules if needed
and adapt to it's key bindings. I dunno why I do mail this way when I
eternally fiddle with every other kind of app out there...
Hopefully some other kind soul will chip in with better answers to what
you are looking for
--
Alan McKinnon
alan.mckinnon@gmail.com