[KLUG Members] Getting started with mutt.

[Tim Gray]

John Bridleman wrote:
> I'm by no means a mutt expert but I do run it and love it!
> Just the fastest way to manage your email!

I knew there was at least ONE fan here!

> Mutt's not a mail server. It's a MUA (http://wiki.mutt.org/index.cgi?MailConcept)

Right, I knew that.  It's implicit that I'd have to run an MTA of some
sort because mutt doesn't handle the xfer of mail itself.

+++SNIP+++

fetchmail/sendmail... I thought these were "ugly" insecure or whatnot.
Not that I've been paying attention, but it's the impression I've gotten
over time.

> My best recommendation would be to google for procmail and mutt scripts, find something you like and modify it to meet your needs.
> 
> I got a big head start from these pages:
>  - http://www.linuxbrit.co.uk/procmail/
>  - http://www.linuxbrit.co.uk/mutt/

Thanks for those links.


--Tim