The mutt-wizard is run with the command `mw`. Once everything is setup, you'll use `neomutt` to access your mail.
- `pam-gnupg` - Automatically logs you into your GPG key on login so you will
never need to input your password once logged on to your system. Check the
repo and directions out [here](https://github.com/cruegge/pam-gnupg).
- `lynx` - view HTML email in neomutt.
- `notmuch` - index and search mail. Install it and run `notmuch setup`, tell
it that your mail is in `~/.local/share/mail/` (although `mw` will do this
automatically if you haven't set notmuch up before). You can run it in mutt
with `ctrl-f`. Run `notmuch new` to process new mail.
- `abook` - a terminal-based address book. Pressing tab while typing an address
to send mail to will suggest contacts that are in your abook.
- `urlview` - outputs urls in mail to browser.
- `cronie` - (or any other major cronjob manager) to set up automatic mail
syncing.
## Usage
The mutt-wizard runs via the command `mw`. Once setup is complete, you'll use
`neomutt` to access your mail.
- `mw -a you@email.com` -- add a new email account
- `mw -a you@email.com` -- add a new email account
- `mw -l` -- list existing accounts
- `mw -l` -- list existing accounts
@@ -49,68 +85,70 @@ The mutt-wizard is run with the command `mw`. Once everything is setup, you'll u
#### Providing arguments
#### Providing arguments
- `-u` -- Give an account username if different from the email address.
- `-u` -- Give an account username if different from the email address.
- `-n` -- A real name to be used by the account. Put in quotations if multiple words.
- `-n` -- A real name to be used by the account. Put in quotations if multiple
words.
- `-i` -- IMAP server address
- `-i` -- IMAP server address
- `-I` -- IMAP server port (otherwise assumed to be 993)
- `-I` -- IMAP server port (otherwise assumed to be 993)
- `-s` -- SMTP server address
- `-s` -- SMTP server address
- `-S` -- SMTP server port (otherwise assumed to be 587)
- `-S` -- SMTP server port (otherwise assumed to be 587)
- `-m` -- Maximum number of emails to be kept offline. No maximum is default functionality.
- `-m` -- Maximum number of emails to be kept offline. No maximum is default
functionality.
- `-x` -- Account password. You will be prompted for it otherwise.
- `-x` -- Account password. You will be prompted for it otherwise.
#### General Settings
#### General Settings
- `-p` -- Add a Protonmail account
- `-f` -- Assume mailbox names and force account configuration without connecting online at all.
- `-p` -- Add a Protonmail account.
- `-f` -- Assume mailbox names and force account configuration without
connecting online at all.
- `-o` -- Configure mutt for an account, but do not keep mail offline.
- `-o` -- Configure mutt for an account, but do not keep mail offline.
## Dependencies
- `neomutt` - the email client.
- `curl` - tests connections (required at install).
- `isync` - downloads and syncs the mail (required if storing IMAP mail locally).
- `msmtp` - sends the email.
- `pass` - safely encrypts passwords (required at install).
There's a chance of errors if you use a slow-release distro like Ubuntu, Debian or Mint. If you get errors in `neomutt`, install the most recent version manually or manually remove the offending lines in the config in `/usr/share/mutt-wizard/mutt-wizard.muttrc`.
### Optional
- `pam-gnupg` - Automatically logs you into your GPG key on login so you will never need to input your password once logged on to your system. Check the repo and directions out [here](https://github.com/cruegge/pam-gnupg).
- `lynx` - view HTML email in neomutt.
- `notmuch` - index and search mail. Install it and run `notmuch setup`, tell it that your mail is in `~/.local/share/mail/` (although `mw` will do this automatically if you haven't set notmuch up before). You can run it in mutt with `ctrl-f`. Run `notmuch new` to process new mail.
- `abook` - a terminal-based address book. Pressing tab while typing an address to send mail to will suggest contacts that are in your abook.
- `urlview` - outputs urls in mail to browser.
- `cronie` - (or any other major cronjob manager) to set up automatic mail syncing.
## Neomutt user interface
## Neomutt user interface
To give you an example of the interface, here's an idea:
To give you an example of the interface, here's an idea:
- `m` - send mail (uses your default `$EDITOR` to write)
- `m` - send mail (uses your default `$EDITOR` to write)
- `j`/`k` and `d`/`u` - vim-like bindings to go down and up (or `d`/`u` to go down/up a page).
- `j`/`k` and `d`/`u` - vim-like bindings to go down and up (or `d`/`u` to go
down/up a page).
- `l` - open mail, or attachment page or attachment
- `l` - open mail, or attachment page or attachment
- `h` - the opposite of `l`
- `h` - the opposite of `l`
- `r`/`R` - reply/reply all to highlighted mail
- `r`/`R` - reply/reply all to highlighted mail
- `s` - save selected mail or selected attachment
- `s` - save selected mail or selected attachment
- `gs`,`gi`,`ga`,`gd`,`gS` - Press `g` followed by another letter to change mailbox: `s`ent, `i`nbox, `a`rchive, `d`rafts, `S`pam, etc.
- `M` and `C` - For `M`ove and `C`opy: follow them with one of the mailbox letters above, i.e. `MS` means "move to Spam".
- `i#` - Press `i` followed by a number 1-9 to go to a different account. If you add 9 accounts via mutt-wizard, they will each be assigned a number.
- `a` to add address/person to abook and `Tab` while typing address to complete one from book.
- `gs`,`gi`,`ga`,`gd`,`gS` - Press `g` followed by another letter to change
mailbox: `s`ent, `i`nbox, `a`rchive, `d`rafts, `S`pam, etc.
- `M` and `C` - For `M`ove and `C`opy: follow them with one of the mailbox
letters above, i.e. `MS` means "move to Spam".
- `i#` - Press `i` followed by a number 1-9 to go to a different account. If you
add 9 accounts via mutt-wizard, they will each be assigned a number.
- `a` to add address/person to abook and `Tab` while typing address to complete
one from abook.
- `?` - see all keyboard shortcuts
- `?` - see all keyboard shortcuts
- `ctrl-j`/`ctrl-k` - move up and down in sidebar, `ctrl-o` opens mailbox.
- `ctrl-j`/`ctrl-k` - move up and down in sidebar, `ctrl-o` opens mailbox.
- `ctrl-b` - open a menu to select a url you want to open in you browser.
-
- `ctrl-b` - open a menu to select a URL you want to open in your browser.
## Additional functionality
- `pam-gnupg` - Automatically logs you into your GPG key on login, so you will
never need to input your password once logged on to your system. Check the
repo and directions out [here](https://github.com/cruegge/pam-gnupg).
- `lynx` - View HTML email in neomutt.
- `notmuch` - Index and search mail. Install it and run `notmuch setup`, tell it
that your mail is in `~/.local/share/mail/` (although `mw` will do this
automatically if you haven't set notmuch up before). You can run it in mutt
with `ctrl-f`. Run `notmuch new` to process new mail.
- `abook` - A terminal-based address book. Pressing tab while typing an address
to send mail to will suggest contacts that are in your abook.
- `urlview` - Outputs URLs in an email to your browser.
## New stuff and improvements since the original release
## New stuff and improvements since the original release
- `mw` is now scriptable with command-line options and can run successfully
- `mw` is now scriptable with command-line options and can run successfully
without any interaction, making it possible to deploy in a script.
without any interaction, making it possible to deploy in a script.
- `isync`/`mbsync` has replaced `offlineimap` as the backend. Offlineimap was
- `isync`/`mbsync` has replaced `offlineimap` as the backend. Offlineimap was
error-prone, bloated, used obsolete Python 2 modules and required separate
error-prone, bloated, used obsolete Python 2 modules, and required separate
steps to install the system.
steps to install the system.
- `mw` is now an installed program instead of just a script needed to be kept
in your mutt folder.
- `dialog` is no longer used (le bloat) and the interface is simply text
commands.
- `mw` is now an installed program instead of just a script needed to be kept in
your mutt folder.
- `dialog` is no longer used and the interface is simply text commands.
- More autogenerated shortcuts that allow quickly moving and copying mail
- More autogenerated shortcuts that allow quickly moving and copying mail
between boxes.
between boxes.
- More elegant attachment handling. Image/video/pdf attachments without relying
- More elegant attachment handling. Image/video/pdf attachments without relying
@@ -122,14 +160,15 @@ To give you an example of the interface, here's an idea:
`~/.local/share/mail/`, reducing mess in `~`.
`~/.local/share/mail/`, reducing mess in `~`.
- `pass` is used as a password manager instead of separately saving passwords.
- `pass` is used as a password manager instead of separately saving passwords.
- Script is POSIX sh compliant.
- Script is POSIX sh compliant.
- Error handling for the many people who don't read or follow directions. Less
- Error handling for the many people who don't read or follow directions. Fewer
errors generally.
errors generally.
- Addition of a manual `man mw`
- Addition of a manual `man mw`
## Help the Project!
## Help the Project!
- Try mutt-wizard out on weird machines and weird email addresses and report
any errors.
- Try mutt-wizard out on weird machines and weird email addresses and report any
errors.
- Open a PR to add new server information into `domains.csv` so their users can
- Open a PR to add new server information into `domains.csv` so their users can
more easily use mutt-wizard.
more easily use mutt-wizard.
- If nothing else, [Donate!](https://paypal.me/LukeMSmith)
- If nothing else, [Donate!](https://paypal.me/LukeMSmith)
@@ -137,57 +176,54 @@ To give you an example of the interface, here's an idea:
See Luke's website [here](https://lukesmith.xyz). Email him at
See Luke's website [here](https://lukesmith.xyz). Email him at
[luke@lukesmith.xyz](mailto:luke@lukesmith.xyz).
[luke@lukesmith.xyz](mailto:luke@lukesmith.xyz).
mutt-wizard is free/libre software, licensed under the GPLv3.
## Details for Tinkerers
## Details for Tinkerers
- The critical `mutt`/`neomutt` files are in `~/.config/mutt/`.
- The critical `mutt`/`neomutt` files are in `~/.config/mutt/`.
- Put whatever global settings you want in `muttrc`. mutt-wizard will add some
- Put whatever global settings you want in `muttrc`. mutt-wizard will add some
lines to this file which you shouldn't remove unless you know what you're
doing, but you can move them up/down over your personal config lines if you
need to. If you get binding conflict errors in mutt, you might need to do
this.
lines to this file, which you shouldn't remove unless you know what you're
doing, but you can move them up/down over your config lines if you need to. If
you get binding conflict errors in mutt, you might need to do this.
- Each of the accounts that mutt-wizard generates will have custom settings set
- Each of the accounts that mutt-wizard generates will have custom settings set
in a separate file in `accounts/`. You can edit these freely if you want to
in a separate file in `accounts/`. You can edit these freely if you want to
tinker with settings specific to an account.
tinker with settings specific to an account.
- In `/usr/share/mutt-wizard` are several global config files, including
- In `/usr/share/mutt-wizard` are several global config files, including
`mutt-wizard`'s default settings. You can overwride this in your `muttrc` if
`mutt-wizard`'s default settings. You can override this in your `muttrc` if
you wish.
you wish.
## Watch out for these things:
### Gmail
Gmail accounts should require an
[application password](https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/185833) to
work unless you allow Gmail to access "less secure" applications. You may also
need to "Enable IMAP" in your Gmail settings.
### Protonmail
Protonmail accounts will require you to set up "Protonmail Bridge" to access
PM's IMAP and SMTP servers. Configure that before running mutt-wizard. Note
that when mutt-wizard asks for a password, you should put in your
[bridge password](https://protonmail.com/bridge/thunderbird#3), not your
account password.
Protonmail bridge is prone to timing out. Watch out for this while adding an
account. If the bridge times out, try again. It might help to
[increase the timeout](https://protonmail.com/support/knowledge-base/thunderbird-connection-server-timed-error/)
in your `mbsyncrc`.
### Other
- If you have a university email, or enterprise-hosted email for work, there
## Watch out for these things
- Gmail accounts need to create an
- [App Password](https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/185833?hl=en) to
use with _**less secure**_ applications. This password is single-use (i.e.
for setup) and will be stored and encrypted locally. Enabling third-party
applications requires turning off two-factor authentication and this will
circumvent that. You might also need to manually "Enable IMAP" in the
settings.
- Protonmail accounts require a "Protonmail Bridge" to access
PM's IMAP and SMTP servers. Configure that before running mutt-wizard. Note
that when mutt-wizard asks for a password, you should put in your
[bridge password](https://protonmail.com/bridge/thunderbird#3), not your
account password.
- Protonmail bridge is prone to timing out. Watch out for this while adding an
account. If the bridge times out, try again. It might help to
[increase the timeout](https://protonmail.com/support/knowledge-base/thunderbird-connection-server-timed-error/)
in your `mbsyncrc`.
- If you have a university email or enterprise-hosted email for work, there
might be other hurdles or two-factor authentication you have to jump through.
might be other hurdles or two-factor authentication you have to jump through.
Some, for example, will want you to create a separate IMAP password, etc.
Some, for example, will want you to create a separate IMAP password, etc.
- `isync` is not fully UTF-8 compatible, so non-Latin characters may be
garbled (although sync should succeed). `mw` will also not autocreate
mailbox shortcuts since it is looking for English mailbox names. I strongly
recommend you to set your email language to English on your mail server to
avoid these problems.
- `isync` is not fully UTF-8 compatible, so non-Latin characters may be garbled
(although sync should succeed). `mw` will also not auto-create mailbox
shortcuts since it is looking for English mailbox names. I strongly recommend
you to set your email language to English on your mail server to avoid these
problems.
## To-do
## To-do
- Add ~~Mac OS~~/~~BSD~~ compatibility (the script is confirmed to work for Mac OS and FreeBSD now)
- ~~Out-of-the-box compatibility with Protonmail Bridge~~ (I believe this is done, but more bug-testing is welcome since I don't have PM)
- [x] Add Mac OS/BSD compatibility
- [x] Out-of-the-box compatibility with Protonmail Bridge (I believe this is
done, but more bug-testing is welcome since I don't have PM)
## License
mutt-wizard is free/libre software. This program is released under the GPLv3
license, which you can find in the file [LICENSE](LICENSE).