On 2016-10-07, tristero tristero <tristero...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
> I'm trying to configure Mutt to access a gmail account. I had a look
> at some tutorials and configurations and right now this is my .muttrc:
>
> set imap_user = "myu...@gmail.com"
> set imap_pass = "xxxxxx"
>
> set smtp_url = 'smtp://myu...@smtp.gmail.com:587/'
> set smtp_pass='xxxxxxx'
>
> set from = 'myu...@gmail.com'
> set realname = 'Name'
>
> set folder="imaps://imap.gmail.com"
> set spoolfile="imaps://imap.gmail.com/INBOX"
> set record="imaps://imap.gmail.com/[Gmail]/Sent Mail"
> set postponed="imaps://imap.gmail.com/[Gmail]/Drafts"
>
> set header_cache = "~/.mutt/cache/headers"
> set message_cachedir = "~/.mutt/cache/bodies"
> set certificate_file = "~/.mutt/certificates"
>
> set move = no
> set smtp_authenticators = 'gssapi:login'
> set imap_keepalive = 120
> set imap_idle=yes
> set mail_check = 1


> The problem is that after a couple of minutes of inactivity, it
> disconnects and it displays the message "Mailbox closed". I've already
> looked around for a solution and as you can see at the end of my
> configuration I tried setting a very small time interval to keepalive
> and also mail_check, but still nothing.

Here's what I use:

  set mail_check=90
  set timeout=15
  set imap_keepalive=30

AFAICT, I don't have imap_idle enabled.  I use mutt with gmail/imap
almost exclusively, and never notice any issues.  But, I don't usually
leave mutt sitting open when I'm not actually reading or sending mail.

-- 
Grant Edwards               grant.b.edwards        Yow! I'm having an
                                  at               EMOTIONAL OUTBURST!!  But,
                              gmail.com            uh, WHY is there a WAFFLE
                                                   in my PAJAMA POCKET??

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