autoconf | ||
credentials | ||
makedefault.sh | ||
manual.sh | ||
mutt_install.sh | ||
muttrc | ||
README.md | ||
removeaccount.sh |
mutt Offline email setup
Mutt is one of the most rewarding programs one can use, but can be a pain in the ass to configure. Since my job is making power-user tools available for the masses I want to create a tool that automates most of mutt configuration so that users can simply give their email address and get a /comfy/ setup. At that, I don't just want a mutt wizard, but an offlineIMAP wizard, so users can easily access their mail offline as well, and a wizard that makes it easy to store passwords securely using gpg.
Dependencies
neomutt and offlineimap installed. This repo should go directly in ~/.config/mutt/
and run from there.
Progress
- The main scripts
mutt_install.sh
can create or add an account from a domain indomain.csv
to~/.offlineimaprc
without a problem. - It also creates a email-specific settings for your muttrc, which are outputed in the
accounts/
directory in your mutt directory. - It uses your gpg encryption to store your encrypted password in
credentials/
, where there are also two scripts that allow mutt and offlineIMAP to decrypt the passwords when needed.
YOU CAN HELP
If you use mutt with a particular host or domain, put your server information in domains.csv
! This will make everyone else who uses your email provider's life much easier!
Or you can help monetarily via Patreon or Paypal!
Todo
- Expand the list of server information in
domains.csv
, including adding spoolfiles/records/postponed folders for each account. - Write scripts that do the following:
- Stat
~/.offlineimaprc
and the the mutt configs to see what accounts are currently available. (Done, currently inremoveaccount.sh
; needs integration.) - Delete a profile from above if requested. (Done, currently in
removeaccount.sh
; needs integration.) - Add a profile above if requested, including:
- An automatic search of
domains.csv
for server information. (Done) - An ncurses menu for inputing server settings if not available in
domains.csv
. (Soon, seemanual.sh
) - Differential actions for Gmail accounts since these are distinct in offlineIMAP. (Done)
- An automatic search of
- Configure notmuch with all accounts.
- A prompt for adding encypted passwords for each account available.
- Or directions for adding plain text passwords if desired.
- Stat