Re: [gentoo-user] mutt configuration advice

2013-05-28 Thread Walter Dnes
On Tue, May 28, 2013 at 12:55:54PM +0100, Mick wrote > > I appreciate that this is/was the starting point of mutt, but over > the years I understand that mutt has added smtp and is able to use > IMAP or POP servers directly. So, am I right to assume that it is > not only a simple file reader any

Re: [gentoo-user] mutt configuration advice

2013-05-28 Thread Walter Dnes
On Mon, May 27, 2013 at 09:50:55PM -0400, staticsafe wrote > Hi, > > New mutt user here. I'm curious as to why you are using ssmtp, mutt > can talk SMTP directly. That simplifies thing as well regarding the > "sendmail" symlinks. I normally send my email out via my ADSL ISP (teksavvy.com). My

Re: [gentoo-user] mutt configuration advice

2013-05-28 Thread Mick
On Tuesday 28 May 2013 02:39:11 Walter Dnes wrote: > First, let's look at what mutt *ISN'T*. It's not a singing-dancing > all-inclusive "integrated" monstrosity. It reads email, writes email, > and hands it off to your local MTA for delivery. In addition to mutt I > also need "getmail" (or equ

Re: [gentoo-user] mutt configuration advice

2013-05-27 Thread staticsafe
On Mon, May 27, 2013 at 09:39:11PM -0400, Walter Dnes wrote: > On Mon, May 27, 2013 at 01:49:47PM +0100, Mick wrote > > I would be grateful if some kind soul guided my hand on configuring > > mutt to behave like ... errm ... kmail! O_o > > Hi; a long-time mutt-user here. The authoritative sour

Re: [gentoo-user] mutt configuration advice

2013-05-27 Thread Walter Dnes
On Mon, May 27, 2013 at 01:49:47PM +0100, Mick wrote > I would be grateful if some kind soul guided my hand on configuring > mutt to behave like ... errm ... kmail! O_o Hi; a long-time mutt-user here. The authoritative source for info is http://www.mutt.org/ You can subscribe to their mailing

Re: [gentoo-user] mutt configuration advice

2013-05-27 Thread Alan McKinnon
On 27/05/2013 18:55, Mick wrote: > I recall you or some other Gentoo user in this list advocating setting up > dovecot or some such to locally collect and store messages. This aligns with > the one task per tool approach that mutt's design philosophy fulfils as a > simple MUA. It has its advan

Re: [gentoo-user] mutt configuration advice

2013-05-27 Thread Mick
On Monday 27 May 2013 15:28:24 Alan McKinnon wrote: > I have travelled exactly the same path as you, and feel all your pain. > > At first I used claws but after a few months it got unbearably slow when > dealing with calendars and invites, so I switched to Thunderbird. It > works well enough for m

Re: [gentoo-user] mutt configuration advice

2013-05-27 Thread Alan McKinnon
I have travelled exactly the same path as you, and feel all your pain. At first I used claws but after a few months it got unbearably slow when dealing with calendars and invites, so I switched to Thunderbird. It works well enough for me. Let's first establish your needs, I see a few points that

[gentoo-user] mutt configuration advice

2013-05-27 Thread Mick
I would be grateful if some kind soul guided my hand on configuring mutt to behave like ... errm ... kmail! O_o Before you have a go, please let me explain myself. I love kmail, or better said, I *used to* love kmail as it was back then when no semantic desktop, no mysql database, no akonadi,