Mutt (MUA)

Now, as you can see from the screenshot below I use mutt.

This MUA (Mail User Agent) is just great. I didn't use it until 1 year in to my Linux adventure, preferring to run with KMail then Evolution, but after I got some linux basics under my belt I "had a go" and haven't looked back!

Here's a screen shot of what it looks like (yep, no GUI, just fast and VERY customisable). This shows threading, and the ability to colour text within messages as you see fit.

Mutt image

Screenshot

Muttrc file

This is an example of the muttrc file that resides in my /home/roland/.mutt directory. I source most files, so these are provided as well so you can get the complete picture.

########################### start of file ###########################
#
# Roland's Mutt configuration 05-April-2007 ver 1.5.13
# Not all code original - copied from at least 3 sources and tweaked
#
#####################################################################

# General settings:
reset all # reset all variables to system defaults.
unhook * # remove all hooks

# Headers:
source ~/.mutt/headers

# Select local or imap BUT NOT BOTH:
##source ~/.mutt/local-mail
source ~/.mutt/imap-mail

# Settings:
source ~/.mutt/settings
source ~/.mutt/format

# Mailboxes and lists
source ~/.mutt/subscriptions
source ~/.mutt/mailboxes
##source ~/.mutt/scoring

# Aliases:
set alias_file=~/.mutt/aliases
source ~/.mutt/aliases

# Folders:
source ~/.mutt/message-hooks
source ~/.mutt/folder-hooks
source ~/.mutt/send-hooks
source ~/.mutt/save-hooks

# Colours:
source ~/.mutt/themes/colours

# Marcos and Bindings:
source ~/.mutt/bindings

# Views:
source ~/.mutt/auto_views

# GnuPG:
source ~/.mutt/gnupg

############################ end of file ############################

Last update: April 1, 2021