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> I pulled the mutt manual from the web,
Maybe you should start reading it? ;)
> I see something called "sourcing" a file. What does that mean?
The source command is used to tell mutt to read a rcfile. Normally you
would add 'source <file>' to your muttrc, but you can use that command
every time. Even in macros :-)
This way you don't need to configure everything in muttrc but can have
all your macros for instance in a different file.
> I added an alias for this list, and it appears at the bottom of
> .muttrc. I guess there's a spot in muttrc that needs attention too,
> .right?
This means you did not specify $alias_file. See the manual. And don't
forget to source that file in your muttrc :)
> Then there is "send-hook" and "save-hook".
Send-hooks are only one reason why mutt sucks less. Say you send a
message to your boss and therefore want your offical signature rather
than the funny witches one. No prob!
# default hook that matches everything
send-hook . "set signature=~/.sigs/witch.sig"
# change signature for your boss // ~C is a pattern operator -> manual
# it would work without it - just to encourage you to read :)
send-hook '~C [EMAIL PROTECTED]' "set signature=~/.sigs/offical.sig"
Just as an example. Send-hooks are very powerful and you should start
some reading about them. See the manual.
Save-hooks are used to tell mutt what to do when you want to save a
message. Say all messages from the mutt-users list go to
~/Mail/mailinglists/Mutt-users.
# Note that '+' is equivalent to '='
save-hook mutt-users +mailinglists/Mutt-Users
When you highlight a message from the list and press 's'
+mailinglists/Mutt-Users will be the default save-to location.
Procmail is much better for this purpose, though. Just give it a try.
Have fun with mutt,
Michael
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A LISP programmer knows the value of everything, but the cost of nothing.
-- Alan Perlis
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