* DaleKelly <d...@dalekelly.org> [11-03-14 11:23]:
> On 11/03/2014 04:51 AM, John Long wrote:
> >You need to resolve this issue or you will have no idea what mutt is using
> >for config info.
> 
> made a .muttrc file, out of sample.muttrc, with your input on
> pop/smtp, does not deliver mail, probably have to look at where this
> file should be, put it where sample.muttrc was

yes, you are very confused.  You need ~/.muttrc or ~/.mutt/.muttrc
either will work.
 
> I forgot one thing, I had a problem installing mutt-1.5.1.23 as a user
> 
> make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/dale/Downloads/mutt-1.5.23/intl'
> Making install in doc
> make[2]: Entering directory `/home/dale/Downloads/mutt-1.5.23/doc'
> make[3]: Entering directory `/home/dale/Downloads/mutt-1.5.23/doc'
> make[3]: Nothing to be done for `install-exec-am'.
> xsltproc --nonet -o manual.html ./html.xsl manual.xml
> /bin/bash: xsltproc: command not found
> make[3]: [manual.html] Error 127 (ignored)
> cat instdoc.sh > instdoc
> /bin/bash: instdoc: Permission denied
> make[3]: *** [instdoc] Error 1
> make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/dale/Downloads/mutt-1.5.23/doc'
> make[2]: *** [install-am] Error 2
> make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/dale/Downloads/mutt-1.5.23/doc'
> make[1]: *** [install-recursive] Error 1
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/dale/Downloads/mutt-1.5.23'
> make: *** [install] Error 2
> 
> as root, it installs okay, but still does not deliver mail

user does not have permissions to install outside of /home/<user>

Are you perhaps somewhat new to linux/unix?
If so, questions or some study should preceed actions unless you have no
problem with reinstalling your *entire* system as much can and does go
amiss with incorrect actions.

ps: happens even for knowledgable users :^(
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