Questions tagged [neomutt]
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How to cancel fetching/downloading big messages/folders in mutt?
How can I cancel the download of big messages or folders in Mutt?
ctrl+c does nothing and I tried different things and keys and searched the web for
how to cancel ...
I don't want to quit the program, I just want to interrupt the fetching of…
MacMartin
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How to combine local mailboxes and imap ones in mutt?
I used to read my email with neomutt and get them from server with fetchmail. For a time, I switched to using mostly my webmail, but now I'd like to combine mail archives managed by mutt and continuing to use webmail.
This could be achieved in…
Joce
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appearance of virtual-mailboxes description in neomutt sidebar
I began this question because I couldn't find an answer, but then I looked into closed issues at neomutt and found a fix, which is simple, but as it hasn't yet propagated into neomutt's documentation, I'm still posting this question, along with the…
joharr
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Is there any way to filter and sort emails into folders on the commandline for use with neomutt + mbsync?
I've recently transitioned to using neomutt and mbsync for my personal email (setup via mutt-wizard). I'd like to do the same for my work email, but I get a significant volume of email on that address. I've traditionally relied on Thunderbird…
Mrshll1001
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Saving an attachment in Mutt - how to select a directory using the list view
I want to save an attachment to directory ~/a/b/c. I can manually type in (tab complete etc) the path upon entering ~/a/b/c/ and mutt prompts to save. Fine.
But how can I achieve the same thing using the directory listings view?
I navigate to…
Tristan
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Opening every mailbox in read-only mode in Mutt
I’d like to use Mutt (or NeoMutt, if that makes a difference) to view maildirs in read-only mode.
I know that I can use the -R command-line argument to start Mutt in read-only mode, or press the % key to toggle between read-only and read-write mode,…
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Mutt/Neomutt: Custom commands / named macros
I know mutt allows me to define custom keyboard macros. But is it possible to define custom functions - unbound macros so to speak - that can be executed via mutt's command line. Like so ":custom_command"
Hope someone can help.
80KiloMett
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Possible to make neomutt not automatically mark mail as read when opening an email?
Can neomutt not mark mail as read when viewing?
Some email clients like thunderbird allow this.
ideasman42
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Mutt/Neomutt with Maildir do not save sent email
Since I changed from mbox to Maildir format, mutt/neomutt does not save
sent email
in ~/.muttrc I have
et mbox_type=Maildir
set folder="~/Maildir"
set mask="!^\\.[^.]"
set mbox="~/Maildir"
set spoolfile="~/Maildir"
set…
klatls
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neomutt: Stop new mail banner for folders other than inbox
I'm using neomutt as my local mail reader (I use isync to mirror my Gmail account locally). I am noticing that sometimes when I start neomutt, it informs me in the bottom banner that there are new mails in folders other than Inbox (usually,…
NOP
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Postfix/Dovecot mailserver with neomutt
I set up a mailserver on Archlinux with Dovecot and Postfix. I setup a Domain including SSL, MX records, DMARC etc.
Everything works fine except that I have trouble using it in Neomutt. To add the account I am using mutt-wizard-git (in the AUR),…
Chain
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Issues with NeoMutt + Home Manager for Gmail Setup
I'm trying to set up NeoMutt declaratively with Nix Home Manager to manage my Gmail account and encountered some challenges. Here’s a summary:
What Works:
Sending emails and retrieving email headers from NeoMutt.
Browsing through all Inbox email…
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Update notmuch after sending an email in neomutt
What's the recommended way to update the notmuch database to include the newly sent email right after sending it in neomutt so that the email shows up in the index right after it has been sent? I can't seem to find a straight answer to that question…
choucavalier
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