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--- terminal:mutt [2021/04/04 01:26]
nanodano
+++ terminal:mutt [2021/05/19 00:24] (current)
nanodano
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 [[http://www.mutt.org|Mutt]] is a terminal and CLI email client for sending, receiving, and reading email. It uses vim-like keybindings and has minimal requirements. If you want to use a GUI email client, try [[https://www.thunderbird.net/|Thunderbird]]. You might also be interested in [[https://neomutt.org|Neomutt]].
+<html>
+<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/jTPa7vWNAS8" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>
+</html>
 ===== Setup =====
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 # Sending mail with SMTPS
 # TLS is  `smtps://` and port 465
-# non-TLS `smtp://`  and port 587
+# non-TLS `smtp://`  and port 25 or 587
 set smtp_url = "smtps://nanodano@devdungeon.com@mail.devdungeon.com:465/"
 set smtp_pass = "password"
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 # TLS is  `imaps://` with port 993
 # non-TLS `imap://`  with port 143
+# Omit password, and it will prompt you
 set imap_user = "nanodano@devdungeon.com"
 set imap_pass = "password"
@@ Line 103: / Line 108: @@
 # or try `set sort = threads`
-# Colors
+# Colors (general)
-# set default
 color normal     white         default
 color status     cyan          default
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 To check other folders besides your basic inbox, you can manually set the mailbox names in ''.muttrc'' or you can have it automatically fetch all folders from the IMAP server. You can also show the sidebar to see what folder you're currently looking in.
-<code>
+<code bash>
 # In your ~/.muttrc
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 ===== Check multiple email accounts =====
-//Incomplete. To Do.//
+One way to do this is have separate ''.muttrc'' files for different accounts, and then specify the the rc file to use at runtime:
+<code bash>
+mutt -F ~/.muttrc.account2
+</code>
+If you want to include a generic rc file within your account specific file, use ''source'' to load the other scripts source. For example:
+<code bash .muttrc.account2>
+# ~/.muttrc.account2
+# Load generic colors/preferences
+source ~/.muttrc
+### Account specific settings ###
+set from = "john.doe@example.com"
+set realname = "John Doe"
+set smtp_url = "smtps://nanodano@devdungeon.com@mail.devdungeon.com:465/"
+set smtp_pass = "password"
+# Omit password, and it will prompt you
+set imap_user = "nanodano@devdungeon.com"
+set imap_pass = "password"
+set folder = "imaps://mail.devdungeon.com:993"
+set spoolfile = "+INBOX"
+</code>
+I read that there is a way to map a key-bind to toggle switching between mailboxes like this but I'm not sure how. Press ''?'' in mutt to pull up the commands. Probably something like "load rc file" followed by "sync mailbox imap".
+You can also use the Dialog tool. Refer to the page: [[other:dialog_terminal_tui|Dialog - Terminal Menu Creator]], but here is a simple example:
+<code bash email.sh>
+#!/bin/bash
+# Present a list of accounts to choose from
+exit_code=0
+exec 3>&1
+# Go back to the menu after quitting mutt
+while [ $exit_code -eq 0 ]
+do
+  # Generate a menu of accounts
+  choice=$(dialog --menu "Open mail" 40 40 40 \
+           "~/.muttrc.1" "Account 1" \
+           "~/.muttrc.2" "Account 2" \
+>&1 1>&3)
+  exit_code=$?
+  if [ $exit_code -eq 0 ]
+  then
+    mutt -F "$choice"
+  fi
+done
+exec 3>&-
+</code>

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