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# references:
# https://github.com/LukeSmithxyz/mutt-wizard
# https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Mutt
# https://videos.lukesmith.xyz/
# https://docs.kernel.org/process/email-clients.html
# https://blog.flaport.net/configuring-neomutt-for-email.html
# maybe useful:
# `man neomuttrc`
# `man neomutt`
# /etc/neomutt
# https://neomutt.org/guide/gettingstarted.html
# /usr/share/doc/neomutt/optionalfeatures.html
# has hotkey documentation:
# /usr/share/doc/neomutt/manual.txt
# realname and spoolfile deprecated, use real_name and spool_file, also some other variable names, see:
# https://github.com/neomutt/neomutt/commit/a5eaeb51b14c484fa52f6f519446253dea5667ca
source mail2
# maybe useful for multiple accounts
#folder-hook $folder 'source mail2'
source mail
#folder-hook $folder 'source mail'
# note the imaps:// and smtps://, maybe more secure?
# note: xyz@flylightning.xyz will not work, need mail.flylightning.xyz, maybe because they require the actual imaps and smtps email server DNS
#set smtp_url='smtps://xyz@mail.flylightning.xyz'
# mbox_type not sure if needed, maybe needed because isync/mbsync set to use maildir format
set mbox_type=Maildir
#set folder="$XDG_DATA_HOME/mail/xyz@mail.flylightning.xyz"
# if fully online and not using mbsync:
#set folder='imaps://xyz@mail.flylightning.xyz'
# https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Mutt#Pass
# need "" instead of ''?
# Just `pass show xxx` also works. My xxx password also has lines of other info I do not want to output
# credit: GPL-2.0-or-later https://git.zx2c4.com/password-store/tree/contrib/dmenu/passmenu
# pipe to `head -n1` also works, it seems it will auto strip out \n newline char?
set imap_pass="`pass show master3 | { IFS= read -r p; printf %s \"$p\";}`"
set smtp_pass="`pass show master3 | { IFS= read -r p; printf %s \"$p\";}`"
set from='xyz@flylightning.xyz'
# /etc/neomuttrc says if use from var this will not use? not sure if works
set real_name='Xiao Pan'
# this seems also determines sidebar mailbox order
#mailboxes =INBOX =Sent =Drafts =Archive =Junk =Trash
# if fully online and use `set folder="imaps://xyz@mail.flylightning.xyz"` instead:
# default not auto subscribe to inbox? need `mailboxes =INBOX` at least
#mailboxes =INBOX
#set imap_check_subscribed
# spool_file not sure if needed
# + seems mean remote?
set spool_file='+INBOX'
set record='+Sent'
set trash='+Trash'
set postponed='+Drafts'
# `man neomuttrc.5` says "Header caching can greatly improve speed when ..."
set header_cache="$XDG_CACHE_HOME/mutt"
set message_cache_dir="$XDG_CACHE_HOME/mutt"
# Allow Mutt to open a new IMAP connection automatically.
unset imap_passive
set attach_save_dir="$XDG_DOWNLOAD_DIR"
set attach_save_without_prompting
# linux kernel mailing list rules:
set send_charset="us-ascii:utf-8"
# Sender, email address, and sign-off line must match
# because joe@localhost is just embarrassing
unset use_domain
# about pgp:
#auto_view application/pgp-encrypted
# maybe use account-hook or folder-hook to `unset crypt_auto_sign` for accounts I do not wish to auto sign
set crypt_auto_sign
set pgp_default_key='FDA389A17B94BCE0E2FA3D71842BFD347BE06812'
# maybe useful: crypt_opportunistic_encrypt, crypt-hook
# https://neomutt.org/guide/gettingstarted#2-4-%C2%A0sidebar
set sidebar_visible
set sidebar_width=20
# manpage suggested
# %<... is nested if, see https://neomutt.org/feature/nested-if
set sidebar_format='%B%<F? [%F]>%* %<N?%N/>%S'
set sidebar_short_path
# needed for some sidebar features
set mail_check_stats
# to avoid lags using IMAP with some email providers (yahoo for example)
set mail_check=60
# no ask auto save to draft
set postpone='yes'
# need echo here to run an external shell command, see https://neomutt.org/feature/global-hooks
# startup-hook works, but I'm not confidient with it because shutdown-hook is buggy, see below. Because I'll need a wrapper script for mbsync after shutdown, I decided to just use a wrapper script for mbsync before startup also for now
#startup-hook 'echo `mbsync -a`'
# I decided not to use timeout-hook and shutdown-hook hooks due to its issues with mbsync, see below
# timeout-hook and shutdown-hook configured with startup-hook will cause timeout-hook and shutdown-hook mbsync not working? see https://github.com/neomutt/neomutt/issues/3298 , my experience is shutdown-hook's mbsync not working, not sure how to test timeout-hook
# somehow `sleep 1; mbsync -a` works?
# maybe related: https://github.com/neomutt/neomutt/issues/4184 https://github.com/neomutt/neomutt/pull/4200
# more bug notes see vq
# consider I may use another email client to access remote email mailboxes, sync when shutdown so those other email client can get latest changes
#shutdown-hook 'echo `mbsync -a`'
# I don't understand timeout-hook and $timeout very well, but seems useful, $timeout default 600 seconds, so maybe it sync every 600s
#timeout-hook 'echo `mbsync -a`'
# no prompt for deleting emails
set delete=yes
# no prompt for moving emails
set confirm_append=no
# man neomuttrc, query_command: "NeoMutt will add quotes around the string
# substituted for "%s" automatically according to shell quoting rules, so you
# should avoid adding your own. If no "%s" is found in the string, NeoMutt will
# append the user's query to the end of the string."
set query_command="abook --mutt-query"
# https://neomutt.org/guide/advancedusage#8-%C2%A0external-address-queries
# completion when ask for address input
# default ^T
# another way is Q, it will let me select an address from abook and start a new email
bind editor <Tab> complete-query
# email from insp to ca mail server to others will have "Received: from xyzinsp.mynetworksettings.com" in email header, VPN only change IP but not this auto-detected hostname by neomutt, if privacy is a concern for future anonymous email server, set hostname=..., e.g.:
#set hostname='anonymous'
# maybe:
# maybe, from mutt-wizard:
# maybe add configs from mutt-wizard:
# - add Maildir configs? see arch wiki and mutt-wizard, not fully understood
# - mime type configs
# - other configs
# seems not working with this:
#set smtp_authenticators='gssapi:login'
#set forward_attachments=yes
#set forward_format = "Fwd: %s"
# can configure mailcap configs ~/.mailcap to use lynx to auto show html with lynx
#auto_view text/html
# https://blog.flaport.net/configuring-neomutt-for-email.html
# https://github.com/LukeSmithxyz/mutt-wizard/blob/master/share/mutt-wizard.muttrc
# M default to show-log-messages, can be executed by `:exec show-log-messages`
bind index,pager M noop
# C deafult to copy-message
bind index,pager C noop
# g default to group-reply
bind index,pager g noop
bind index,pager R group-reply
bind index,pager i noop
macro index,pager \'a "<change-folder>=Archive<enter>" "go to archive"
macro index,pager \'d "<change-folder>=Drafts<enter>" "go to drafts"
macro index,pager \'i "<change-folder>=INBOX<enter>" "go to inbox"
macro index,pager \'j "<change-folder>=Junk<enter>" "go to junk"
macro index,pager \'s "<change-folder>=Sent<enter>" "go to sent"
macro index,pager \'t "<change-folder>=Trash<enter>" "go to trash"
macro index,pager Ca ";<copy-message>=Archive<enter>" "copy mail to archive"
macro index,pager Cd ";<copy-message>=Drafts<enter>" "copy mail to drafts"
macro index,pager Ci ";<copy-message>=INBOX<enter>" "copy mail to inbox"
macro index,pager Cj ";<copy-message>=Junk<enter>" "copy mail to junk"
macro index,pager Cs ";<copy-message>=Sent<enter>" "copy mail to sent"
macro index,pager Ct ";<copy-message>=Trash<enter>" "copy mail to trash"
macro index,pager Ma ";<save-message>=Archive<enter>" "move mail to archive"
macro index,pager Md ";<save-message>=Drafts<enter>" "move mail to drafts"
macro index,pager Mi ";<save-message>=INBOX<enter>" "move mail to inbox"
macro index,pager Mj ";<save-message>=Junk<enter>" "move mail to junk"
macro index,pager Ms ";<save-message>=Sent<enter>" "move mail to sent"
macro index,pager Mt ";<save-message>=Trash<enter>" "move mail to trash"
# here must specify full path of the file to source, else it will souce in the dir where neomutt is execute at
macro index,pager ia '<sync-mailbox><enter-command>source "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/neomutt/mail"<enter><change-folder>!<enter>'
macro index,pager ib '<sync-mailbox><enter-command>source "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/neomutt/mail2"<enter><change-folder>!<enter>'
# maybe useful for multiple accounts
#macro index c "<change-folder>?<change-dir><home>^K=<enter>"
macro index S "<shell-escape>mbsync -a<enter>" "sync email"
bind index L limit
bind attach l view-mailcap
bind pager l view-attachments
bind index l display-message
bind browser l select-entry
bind pager,attach h exit
bind index h quit
bind index g first-entry
bind index G last-entry
bind browser g top-page
bind browser G bottom-page
bind pager g top
bind pager G bottom
# N hotkey default functions change bind to E hotkey, because I want to bind N as search-opposite
bind index E toggle-new
bind pager E mark-as-new
bind browser E select-new
bind index,pager,browser N search-opposite
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