> Hey Bob, how 'bout sharing your .muttrc? I can't figure out how to have it
> use an SMTP server rather than trying to run sendmail.
>
> And god the keybindings... gaaaaahh.
I think they're some of the best keybindings out there. very sensible and
practical. (tho it did take a while for me to get used to 'd' being 'delete'
instead of 'down to next message', and up/down arrows switch to
previous/next message, rather than scrolling up/down. but it didn't bother
me enough to make me do anything about it.)
I'll include my .muttrc. I've got a fairly extensive list of colorizations
that I do for messages. Everyone has their own preferences for those.
Carl.
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Network Engineer
Real-Time Enterprises
(952) 943-8700
#edited by cws 07/06/00, for work at real-time.com
# I might have it workable this time.. 05/06/00
#edited again by cws, 03/25/00
#edited by cws, 03/07/00
# $Id: sample.muttrc,v 1.2.4.1 1999/09/03 21:42:16 roessler Exp $
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# ME's personal .muttrc (Mutt 0.92.5)
#
# The format of this file is one command per line. Everything after a pound
# sign (#) is a comment, unless a backward slash (\) precedes it
#
# Note: $folder should be set _before_ any other path vars where `+' or `='
# is used because paths are expanded when parsed
#
#set folder=~/Mail # where i keep my mailboxes
set realname="Carl Wilhelm Soderstrom"
set abort_unmodified=yes # automatically abort replies if I don't
# change the message
set alias_file=~/Mail/mail-aliases # where I keep my aliases
#set allow_8bit # never do Q-P encoding on legal 8-bit chars
set arrow_cursor # use -> instead of hiliting the whole line
#set ascii_chars # use ASCII instead of ACS chars for threads
#set askbcc
set askcc
#set attribution="On %d, %n wrote:" # how to attribute replies
set autoedit # go to the editor right away when composing
#set auto_tag # always operate on tagged messages
#set charset="iso-8859-1" # character set for your terminal
set noconfirmappend # don't ask me if i want to append to mailboxes
#set confirmcreate # prompt when creating new files
set copy=yes # always save a copy of outgoing messages
set delete=yes # purge deleted messages without asking
#set edit_headers # let me edit the message header when composing
set editor="vi -c 'set textwidth=76'" # editor to use when composing messages
#set fast_reply # skip initial prompts when replying
#set fcc_attach # keep attachments in copies of sent messages?
#set force_name # fcc by recipient, create if mailbox doesn't exist
#set forward_decode # weed and MIME decode forwaded messages
#set forward_format="[%a: %s]" # subject to use when forwarding messages
#set forward_quote # quote the header and body of forward msgs
#set hdr_format="%4C %Z %{%m/%d} [%2N] %-15.15F (%4c) %s"
set hdr_format="%4C %Z %{%m/%d} %-15.15F (%4c) %s" # format of the index
####
# this allows me to put my own name in as the sender, if I'm not on the mail
# server I claim to be from.
#set hdrs # include `my_hdr' lines in outgoing messages
#my_hdr From: chrome at real-time.com
#set sendmail="usr/lib/sendmail -oi -oem -fchrome at real-time.com"
#set header # include message header when replying
set help # show the help lines
#set history=20 # number of lines of history to remember
set hostname="real-time.com" # my DNS domain
set include # always include messages when replying
#set indent_string="> " # how to quote replied text
#set locale="C" # locale to use for printing time
#set mailcap_path="~/.mailcap:/usr/local/share/mailcap"
set nomark_old # i don't care about whether a message is old
set mail_check=1 # how often to poll for new mail
#set mbox=+mbox # where to store read messages
set menu_scroll # no implicit next-page/prev-page
#set metoo # remove my address when replying
#set mime_forward # use message/rfc822 type to forward messages
set move=no # don't ask about moving messages, just do it
#set pager=less # some people prefer an external pager
set pager_context=3 # no. of lines of context to give when scrolling
#set pager_format="-%S- %-20.20f %s" # format of the pager status bar
set pager_index_lines=4 # how many index lines to show in the pager
set pager_stop # don't move to the next message on next-page
#set pgp_strict_enc # use Q-P encoding when needed for PGP
set postponed=+postponed # mailbox to store postponed messages in
#set post_indent_string='---end quoted text---'
#set print=ask-yes # ask me if I really want to print messages
set print_command=/bin/false # how to print things (I like to save trees)
set noprompt_after # ask me for a command after the external pager exits
#set quote_regexp="^ *[a-zA-Z]*[>:#}]" # how to catch quoted text
set read_inc=25 # show progress when reading a mailbox
#set recall # prompt to recall postponed messages
set record=+outbox # default location to save outgoing mail
set reply_to # always use reply-to if present
#set reply_regexp="^(re:[ \t]*)+"# how to identify replies in the subject:
#set resolve # move to the next message when an action is performed
#set reverse_alias # attempt to look up my names for people
set reverse_name # use my address as it appears in the message
# i am replying to
set nosave_empty # remove files when no messages are left
#set save_name # save outgoing messages by recipient, if the
#set sendmail="/usr/lib/sendmail -oi -oem" # how to deliver mail
#set shell="/bin/zsh" # program to use for shell escapes
set signature="~/.sig" # file which contains my signature
# Mutt will draw a nice tree showing how the discussion flows.
set sort=threads # primary sorting method
#set sort_aux=reverse-date-received # how to sort subthreads
#set sort_aux=last-date # date of the last message in thread
set sort_browser=alpha # how to sort files in the dir browser
#set spoolfile='/home/admin/Mail/mbox' # where my new mail is located
#set status_format="-%r-Mutt: %f [Msgs:%?M?%M/?%m%?n? New:%n?%?d? Del:%d?%?F? Flag:%F?%?t? Tag:%t?%?p? Post:%p?%?b? Inc:%b? %l]---(%s)-%>-(%P)---"
set status_on_top # some people prefer the status bar on top
#set strict_threads # don't thread by subject
set tilde # virtual lines to pad blank lines in the pager
#set timeout=0 # timeout for prompt in the index menu
set tmpdir=~/Mail/tmp # where to store temp files
#set to_chars=" +TCF"
#set use_8bitmime # enable the -B8BITMIME sendmail flag
set nouse_domain # don't qualify local addresses with $domain
#set use_from # always generate the `From:' header field
#set use_mailcap=yes # always use a mailcap entry when found
#set pgp_verify_sig=no # don't automatically verify message signatures
#set visual=vim # editor invoked by ~v in the builtin editor
#set nowait_key # prompt when a pipe returns normal status
set write_inc=25 # show progress while writing mailboxes
# only enable the following IFF you have sendmail 8.8.x or you will not
# be able to send mail!!!
#set dsn_notify='failure,delay' # when to return an error message
#set dsn_return=hdrs # what to return in the error message
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# Header fields I don't normally want to see
#
ignore * # this means "ignore all lines by default"
# I do want to see these fields, though!
unignore from: subject to cc mail-followup-to \
date x-mailer x-url resent-from resent-to #this shows how nicely wrap long lines
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# Color definitions
#
#
# object foreground backg. RegExp
#
#color normal white default
color hdrdefault cyan default
color quoted cyan default
color signature brightred default
color indicator brightyellow red
color error brightred default
color status yellow blue
color tree brightblue default # the thread tree in the index menu
color tilde blue default
color message brightcyan default
color markers brightcyan default
color attachment brightcyan default
color search default green # how to hilite search patterns in the pager
color header cyan default ^(From|Subject):
color body magenta default "(ftp|http)://[^ ]+" # point out URLs
color body magenta default [-a-z_0-9.]+@[-a-z_0-9.]+ # e-mail addresses
color underline brightgreen default
#### color message index !!!
# order is important here; the last matching line will set the display
uncolor index * # unset all color index entries
color index magenta default ~T # Tagged
color index green default "TCLUG"
color index white red ~N # New
color index blue default ~D # Deleted
color index red default "(Tanner|Carlson|Jensen|Soderstrom)"
# attributes when using a mono terminal
#mono header underline ^(From|Subject):
mono quoted bold
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# Key bindings
#
# maps:
# alias alias menu
# attach attachment menu
# browser directory browser
# compose compose menu
# index message index
# pgp pgp menu
# postpone postponed message recall menu
# generic generic keymap for all of the above
# editor line editor
# pager text viewer
#
bind generic "\e<" first-entry # emacs-like bindings for moving to top/bottom
bind generic \e> last-entry
bind generic { top-page
bind generic } bottom-page
bind generic \177 last-entry
macro index \cb |urlview\n # simulate the old browse-url function
macro index S s+spam\n
macro pager S s+spam\n
#macro index \# /bug^M # search for bugs
#macro index "\"" ":set realname=\"real hairy macro\"^M:set ?realname^M" # and a comment to boot!
#macro index f1 :woohoo!
bind pager G bottom # just like vi and less
#macro pager \Ck "|pgp -kaf^M" # a comment is valid here
#macro pager X "|morepgp^M" # pipe PGP message to a script
#bind editor \cy eol # make ^Y jump to the end of the line
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# User Defined Headers
#
#my_hdr X-Useless-Header: Look ma, it's a \# sign! # real comment
#my_hdr X-Operating-System: `uname -sr`
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# Specify default filename when saving messages
#
# save-hook [!]<pattern> <mailbox>
#
# <mailbox> is provided as default when saving messages from <pattern>
#save-hook mutt- =mutt-mail
#save-hook aol\.com +spam
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# Multiple spool mailboxes
#
# mbox-hook [!]<pattern> <mbox-mailbox>
#
# Read mail in <pattern> is moved to <mbox-mailbox> when <pattern> is
# closed.
#mbox-hook =mutt-users.in =mutt-users
#mbox-hook +TEST +inbox
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# Change settings based upon message recipient
#
# send-hook [!]<pattern> <command>
#
# <command> is executed when sending mail to an address matching <pattern>
#send-hook mutt- 'set signature=~/.sigmutt; my_hdr From: Mutt User <user at example.com>'
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# Specify where to save composed messages
#
# fcc-hook [!]<pattern> <mailbox>
#
# <pattern> is recipient(s), <mailbox> is where to save a copy
#fcc-hook joe +joe
#fcc-hook bob +bob
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# Change settings based on mailbox
#
# folder-hook [!]<pattern> <command>
#
# <command> is executed when opening a mailbox matching <pattern>
#folder-hook . 'set sort=date-sent'
#folder-hook mutt 'set hdr_format="%4C %Z %02m/%02N %-20.20F (%4l) %s"'
#folder-hook =mutt my_hdr Revolution: \#9 # real comment
#folder-hook . 'set reply_regexp="^re:[ \t]*"'
# this mailing list prepends "[WM]" to all non reply subjects, so set
# $reply_regexp to ignore it
#folder-hook +wmaker 'set reply_regexp="^(re:[ \t]*)?\[WM\][ \t]*"'
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# Mailboxes to watch for new mail
#
# mailboxes <path1> [ <path2> ... ]
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#mailboxes `echo $HOME/Mail/*`
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# Specify the order of the headers to appear when displaying a message
#
# hdr_order <hdr1> [ <hdr2> ... ]
#
unhdr_order * # forget the previous settings
hdr_order date from subject to cc
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# Identify mailing lists I subscribe to
#
# lists <list-name> [ <list-name> ... ]
#lists mutt-dev mutt-users
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# Automatically use entries from ~/.mailcap to view these MIME types
#
# auto_view <type> [ <type> ... ]
auto_view application/x-gunzip
auto_view application/x-gzip
auto_view text/html
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# Scoring
#
# score <pattern> <value>
#
# 9999 and -9999 are special values which cause processing of hooks to stop
# at that entry. If you prefix the score with an equal sign (=), the score
# is assigned to the message and processing stops.
#score '~f ^me at cs\.hmc\.edu$' 1000
#score '~t mutt | ~c mutt' =500
#score '~f aol\.com$' -9999
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# I use Mutt on several different machines, so I put local config commands
# in a separate file so I can have the rest of the settings the same on all
# machines.
#
#source ~/.muttrc-local # config commands local to this site
# EOF