What is Mutt?
Mutt is a small but very powerful text based program for reading and sending electronic mail, including support for color terminals, MIME, OpenPGP, and a threaded sorting mode.
Configuration
Edit Muttrc located at “C:\PTSOURCE\PTLynx\PTLynx\Data\PTLynx” . Choose either IMAP or POP.
Personal information
Add the following lines to Muttrc:
set realname = 'Foo Bar' set from = foo@yourserver.com set ssl_force_tls = yes set ssl_starttls = yes
Using IMAP with Mutt
Add the following lines to Muttrc:
set imap_user = foo@yourserver.com set imap_pass = 'password' set folder = imaps://foo@mail.yourserver.com/ set imap_check_subscribed set smtp_url = smtps://$imap_user@mail.yourserver.com/ set smtp_pass = $imap_pass set spoolfile = +INBOX set postponed = +Drafts set record = +Sent
Using POP with Mutt
Add the following lines to Muttrc:
set mbox_type=Maildir set folder=~/mail set spoolfile=+/ set header_cache=~/.cache/mutt set record = +Sent unset record set my_pass='password' set my_user=username set realname = 'Foo Bar' set from = foo@yourserver.com set use_from = yes set smtp_url=smtps://$username:$password@yourserver.com set ssl_force_tls = yes set smtp_authenticators = "login"
Info : Settings in Muttrc are explained in the file itself, just open it on a text editor and you are set to go.
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