On 13May2017 17:32, Yubin Ruan <ablacktsh...@gmail.com> wrote:
I am wondering whether it is possible to tell mutt to prefetch mails folder by
folder so that I can read mails more quickly without waiting for the "Fetching
mails..." every time.
I have set up mutt's cache, so it helps a little, but it is still slow because I
have to fetch the mails before mutt can cache them.
I know there is something like `fetchmail', but, setting up it is tricky,
especially with a IMAP server (or, do you have good references?)
The other common solution for IMAP mail accounts is offlineimap, which will
mirror IMAP accounts to local storage.
Because mutt is single threaded, all "prefetch" arrangements tend to store the
mail locally. This is several advantages:
- you don't need to configure mutt to access a remote mailbox
- if you're offline all your mail is still there (as of the last update)
- access is _very_ fast, because it is local file access
- if you run a local mail system, you can reply to email even when offline;
it will queue locally on your machine until there is network access.
I find this great for train trips. This also means you don't need mutt to
know SMTP settings; just deliver locally via the "sendmail" command.
The advantage of offlineimap is that (by default) it mirrors your IMAP account,
keeping a local set of mail folders matching upstream. This means:
- you can still access you imap account (eg through a phone or other device)
- changes you make locally via mutt, such as deletions of moving messages or
marking them read etc, are pushed upstream to your IMAP account for you
Offlineimap _is_ a little tricky to set up, but once running you can let it
look after the mirroring in the background.
Cheers,
Cameron Simpson <c...@zip.com.au>
All mail clients suck. This one just sucks less. - www.mutt.org
