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Date:      Wed, 5 Dec 2001 14:59:24 -0600
From:      Vikram Kulkarni <vkulkarn@brownforces.org>
To:        Phil Webb <philwebb@piperain.com>
Cc:        freebsd-question@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Mutt setup
Message-ID:  <20011205145924.A16508@padu.brownforces.org>
In-Reply-To: <20011205204411.5F4C33C4A72@gateway.wvi.com>; from philwebb@piperain.com on Wed, Dec 05, 2001 at 12:44:12PM -0800
References:  <20011205204411.5F4C33C4A72@gateway.wvi.com>

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On Wed, Dec 05, 2001 at 12:44:12PM -0800, Phil Webb wrote:
> 
> 1) On a default mutt install where the heck is .muttrc?  I can't find
> it in /etc or in /usr/local/share/mutt as the manual says.  Do I need
> to build my own, or am I gonna break something doing this? (Outside my
> own mistakes in .muttrc of course)

I've got my muttrc in ~/.mutt/muttrc... I cooked up my own, based on a
friends...

> 2) Is it possible for me to "call" vi as my editor of choice rather
> than use the Emacs-style editor built into mutt?  I have no
> "religious"  bias against Emacs, I am just sticking to the fewest
> possible variables on the learning curve at any one time and am
> learning vi for portabilities sake.


Here are (non-private parts of) my muttrc:

set alias_file="~/.mutt/alias"
source ~/.mutt/alias
set askcc
set askbcc
set editor="/usr/local/bin/vim '+/^$/+/^$/'"
unset mark_old
set move=no
unset confirmappend
set record="=sentmail"
set spoolfile="~/Mail/inbox"
set signature="rumor -r ~/.signature.rumor|"
set read_inc=50
set write_inc=50
set envelope_from=yes

unset markers

#select every new message in folder, mark it read, then unselect
macro index i "T~N\r;N\Ct~A\r"

set sort=threads

ignore *
unignore from date to cc subject
unignore organization organisation x-mailer x-loop x-mailing-list
unignore posted-to reply-to

bind	pager	b	previous-page
bind	pager	B	bounce-message

# Mailboxes
mailboxes !
mailboxes =family
mailboxes =work
mailboxes =freebsd-questions
mailboxes =openbsd-announce
mailboxes =openbsd-smp
mailboxes =openbsd-misc
mailboxes =openbsd-tech
mailboxes =openbsd-bugs
mailboxes =openbsd-ports
mailboxes =ucd-snmp
mailboxes =krap

#
# Color definitions
#
color hdrdefault brightcyan black
color quoted brightgreen black
color signature brightred black
color indicator brightyellow red
color error brightred black
color status brightyellow blue
color tree brightmagenta black
color tilde brightmagenta black
color message brightcyan black
#color normal default black
color attachment brightmagenta black
color search black green
color header brightyellow red ^(From|Subject|To|Cc|Bcc):
color body brightyellow black "(ftp|http|https)://[^ ]+"
color body brightcyan black [-a-z_0-9.]+@[-a-z_0-9.]+

#highlight mail from my family
color index brightyellow black ~favkulkar
color index brightyellow black ~fmvk
color index brightyellow black ~fmiwi
color index brightyellow black ~fmadhurakulkarni
color index brightyellow black ~fmkulkarn

# Other Random Settings...
set timeout=30
set edit_hdrs
#set pager_index_lines=10


-- 
vikram kulkarni           A Fremen dies when he is too long from the
vkulkarn@uiuc.edu         desert; this we call "the water sickness."
vkulkarn@brownforces.org                   -Stilgar, the Fremen Naib

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