X-Git-Url: https://git.llucax.com/software/mutt-debian.git/blobdiff_plain/14c29200cb58d3c4a0830265f2433849781858d0..480925ce923dc23cdbf948992c9871627b565bb7:/doc/Muttrc diff --git a/doc/Muttrc b/doc/Muttrc index 72d584e..40ac02c 100644 --- a/doc/Muttrc +++ b/doc/Muttrc @@ -2,10 +2,15 @@ # System configuration file for Mutt # -# default list of header fields to weed when displaying -# -ignore "from " received content- mime-version status x-status message-id -ignore sender references return-path lines +# Default list of header fields to weed when displaying. +# Ignore all lines by default... +ignore * + +# ... then allow these through. +unignore from: subject to cc date x-mailer x-url user-agent + +# Display the fields in this order +hdr_order date from to cc subject # imitate the old search-body function macro index \eb "~b " "search in message bodies" @@ -33,6 +38,10 @@ bind browser y exit # # set use_8bitmime +# Use mime.types to look up handlers for application/octet-stream. Can +# be undone with unmime_lookup. +mime_lookup application/octet-stream + ## ## *** DEFAULT SETTINGS FOR THE ATTACHMENTS PATCH *** ## @@ -125,11 +134,14 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # Default: "~/.muttrc" # # -# The default file in which to save aliases created by the -# ``create-alias'' function. +# The default file in which to save aliases created by the +# function. Entries added to this file are +# encoded in the character set specified by $config_charset if it +# is set or the current character set otherwise. # # Note: Mutt will not automatically source this file; you must -# explicitly use the ``source'' command for it to be executed. +# explicitly use the ``source'' command for it to be executed in case +# this option points to a dedicated alias file. # # The default for this option is the currently used muttrc file, or # ``~/.muttrc'' if no user muttrc was found. @@ -142,11 +154,10 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # Default: "%4n %2f %t %-10a %r" # # -# Specifies the format of the data displayed for the `alias' menu. The +# Specifies the format of the data displayed for the ``alias'' menu. The # following printf(3)-style sequences are available: -# # %a alias name -# %f flags - currently, a "d" for an alias marked for deletion +# %f flags - currently, a ``d'' for an alias marked for deletion # %n index number # %r address which alias expands to # %t character which indicates if the alias is tagged for inclusion @@ -170,13 +181,16 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # Default: no # # -# Controls whether ANSI color codes in messages (and color tags in +# Controls whether ANSI color codes in messages (and color tags in # rich text messages) are to be interpreted. # Messages containing these codes are rare, but if this option is set, # their text will be colored accordingly. Note that this may override # your color choices, and even present a security problem, since a -# message could include a line like "[-- PGP output follows ..." and -# give it the same color as your attachment color. +# message could include a line like +# [-- PGP output follows ... +# +# and give it the same color as your attachment color (see also +# $crypt_timestamp). # # # set arrow_cursor=no @@ -238,10 +252,9 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # Header field values and message body content without character encoding # indication would be assumed that they are written in one of this list. # By default, all the header fields and message body without any charset -# indication are assumed to be in "us-ascii". +# indication are assumed to be in ``us-ascii''. # # For example, Japanese users might prefer this: -# # set assumed_charset="iso-2022-jp:euc-jp:shift_jis:utf-8" # # However, only the first content is valid for the message body. @@ -255,15 +268,17 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # # # This variable is a colon-separated list of character encoding -# schemes for text file attachments. -# If unset, $charset value will be used instead. +# schemes for text file attachments. Mutt uses this setting to guess +# which encoding files being attached are encoded in to convert them to +# a proper character set given in $send_charset. +# +# If unset, the value of $charset will be used instead. # For example, the following configuration would work for Japanese # text handling: -# # set attach_charset="iso-2022-jp:euc-jp:shift_jis:utf-8" # -# Note: "iso-2022-*" must be put at the head of the value as shown above -# if included. +# Note: for Japanese users, ``iso-2022-*'' must be put at the head +# of the value as shown above if included. # # # set attach_format="%u%D%I %t%4n %T%.40d%> [%.7m/%.10M, %.6e%?C?, %C?, %s] " @@ -273,32 +288,31 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # Default: "%u%D%I %t%4n %T%.40d%> [%.7m/%.10M, %.6e%?C?, %C?, %s] " # # -# This variable describes the format of the `attachment' menu. The -# following printf-style sequences are understood: -# +# This variable describes the format of the ``attachment'' menu. The +# following printf(3)-style sequences are understood: # %C charset -# %c requires charset conversion (n or c) +# %c requires charset conversion (``n'' or ``c'') # %D deleted flag # %d description # %e MIME content-transfer-encoding # %f filename -# %I disposition (I=inline, A=attachment) +# %I disposition (``I'' for inline, ``A'' for attachment) # %m major MIME type # %M MIME subtype # %n attachment number -# %Q "Q", if MIME part qualifies for attachment counting +# %Q ``Q'', if MIME part qualifies for attachment counting # %s size # %t tagged flag # %T graphic tree characters # %u unlink (=to delete) flag # %X number of qualifying MIME parts in this part and its children # (please see the ``attachments'' section for possible speed effects) -# %>X right justify the rest of the string and pad with character "X" -# %|X pad to the end of the line with character "X" -# %*X soft-fill with character "X" as pad +# %>X right justify the rest of the string and pad with character ``X'' +# %|X pad to the end of the line with character ``X'' +# %*X soft-fill with character ``X'' as pad # # -# For an explanation of `soft-fill', see the ``$index_format'' documentation. +# For an explanation of ``soft-fill'', see the $index_format documentation. # # # set attach_sep="\n" @@ -322,7 +336,7 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # If this variable is unset, when operating (saving, printing, piping, # etc) on a list of tagged attachments, Mutt will concatenate the # attachments and will operate on them as a single attachment. The -# ``$attach_sep'' separator is added after each attachment. When set, +# $attach_sep separator is added after each attachment. When set, # Mutt will operate on the attachments one by one. # # @@ -334,36 +348,41 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # # # This is the string that will precede a message which has been included -# in a reply. For a full listing of defined printf()-like sequences see -# the section on ``$index_format''. +# in a reply. For a full listing of defined printf(3)-like sequences see +# the section on $index_format. # # -# set autoedit=no +# set auto_tag=no # -# Name: autoedit +# Name: auto_tag # Type: boolean # Default: no # # -# When set along with ``$edit_headers'', Mutt will skip the initial -# send-menu and allow you to immediately begin editing the body of your -# message. The send-menu may still be accessed once you have finished -# editing the body of your message. -# -# Also see ``$fast_reply''. +# When set, functions in the index menu which affect a message +# will be applied to all tagged messages (if there are any). When +# unset, you must first use the function (bound to ``;'' +# by default) to make the next function apply to all tagged messages. # # -# set auto_tag=no +# set autoedit=no # -# Name: auto_tag +# Name: autoedit # Type: boolean # Default: no # # -# When set, functions in the index menu which affect a message -# will be applied to all tagged messages (if there are any). When -# unset, you must first use the tag-prefix function (default: ";") to -# make the next function apply to all tagged messages. +# When set along with $edit_headers, Mutt will skip the initial +# send-menu (prompting for subject and recipients) and allow you to +# immediately begin editing the body of your +# message. The send-menu may still be accessed once you have finished +# editing the body of your message. +# +# Note: when this option is set, you cannot use send-hooks that depend +# on the recipients when composing a new (non-reply) message, as the initial +# list of recipients is empty. +# +# Also see $fast_reply. # # # set beep=yes @@ -385,7 +404,7 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # # When this variable is set, mutt will beep whenever it prints a message # notifying you of new mail. This is independent of the setting of the -# ``$beep'' variable. +# $beep variable. # # # set bounce=ask-yes @@ -420,21 +439,31 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # # # When this variable is set, mutt will place the cursor at the beginning -# of the current line in menus, even when the arrow_cursor variable -# is unset, making it easier for blind persons using Braille displays to -# follow these menus. The option is disabled by default because many +# of the current line in menus, even when the $arrow_cursor variable +# is unset, making it easier for blind persons using Braille displays to +# follow these menus. The option is unset by default because many # visual terminals don't permit making the cursor invisible. # # -# set check_mbox_size=no +# set certificate_file="~/.mutt_certificates" # -# Name: check_mbox_size -# Type: boolean -# Default: no +# Name: certificate_file +# Type: path +# Default: "~/.mutt_certificates" # # -# When this variable is set, mutt will use file size attribute instead of -# access time when checking for new mail. +# This variable specifies the file where the certificates you trust +# are saved. When an unknown certificate is encountered, you are asked +# if you accept it or not. If you accept it, the certificate can also +# be saved in this file and further connections are automatically +# accepted. +# +# You can also manually add CA certificates in this file. Any server +# certificate that is signed with one of these CA certificates is +# also automatically accepted. +# +# Example: +# set certificate_file=~/.mutt/certificates # # # set charset="" @@ -447,6 +476,32 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # Character set your terminal uses to display and enter textual data. # It is also the fallback for $send_charset. # +# Upon startup Mutt tries to derive this value from environment variables +# such as $LC_CTYPE or $LANG. +# +# Note: It should only be set in case Mutt isn't abled to determine the +# character set used correctly. +# +# +# set check_mbox_size=no +# +# Name: check_mbox_size +# Type: boolean +# Default: no +# +# +# When this variable is set, mutt will use file size attribute instead of +# access time when checking for new mail in mbox and mmdf folders. +# +# This variable is unset by default and should only be enabled when +# new mail detection for these folder types is unreliable or doesn't work. +# +# Note that enabling this variable should happen before any ``mailboxes'' +# directives occur in configuration files regarding mbox or mmdf folders +# because mutt needs to determine the initial new mail status of such a +# mailbox by performing a fast mailbox scan when it is defined. +# Afterwards the new mail status is tracked by file size changes. +# # # set check_new=yes # @@ -462,7 +517,7 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # mailbox is open. Especially with MH mailboxes, this operation can # take quite some time since it involves scanning the directory and # checking each file to see if it has already been looked at. If -# check_new is unset, no check for new mail is performed +# this variable is unset, no check for new mail is performed # while the mailbox is open. # # @@ -477,17 +532,6 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # unread messages. # # -# set uncollapse_jump=no -# -# Name: uncollapse_jump -# Type: boolean -# Default: no -# -# -# When set, Mutt will jump to the next unread message, if any, -# when the current thread is uncollapsed. -# -# # set compose_format="-- Mutt: Compose [Approx. msg size: %l Atts: %a]%>-" # # Name: compose_format @@ -495,18 +539,17 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # Default: "-- Mutt: Compose [Approx. msg size: %l Atts: %a]%>-" # # -# Controls the format of the status line displayed in the Compose -# menu. This string is similar to ``$status_format'', but has its own -# set of printf()-like sequences: -# -# %a total number of attachments +# Controls the format of the status line displayed in the ``compose'' +# menu. This string is similar to $status_format, but has its own +# set of printf(3)-like sequences: +# %a total number of attachments # %h local hostname # %l approximate size (in bytes) of the current message # %v Mutt version string # # -# See the text describing the ``$status_format'' option for more -# information on how to set ``$compose_format''. +# See the text describing the $status_format option for more +# information on how to set $compose_format. # # # set config_charset="" @@ -517,7 +560,15 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # # # When defined, Mutt will recode commands in rc files from this -# encoding. +# encoding to the current character set as specified by $charset +# and aliases written to $alias_file from the current character set. +# +# Please note that if setting $charset it must be done before +# setting $config_charset. +# +# Recoding should be avoided as it may render unconvertable +# characters as question marks which can lead to undesired +# side effects (for example in regular expressions). # # # set confirmappend=yes @@ -549,9 +600,9 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # Default: 30 # # -# Causes Mutt to timeout a network connection (for IMAP or POP) after this +# Causes Mutt to timeout a network connection (for IMAP, POP or SMTP) after this # many seconds if the connection is not able to be established. A negative -# value causes Mutt to wait indefinitely for the connection to succeed. +# value causes Mutt to wait indefinitely for the connection attempt to succeed. # # # set content_type="text/plain" @@ -572,46 +623,54 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # # # This variable controls whether or not copies of your outgoing messages -# will be saved for later references. Also see ``$record'', -# ``$save_name'', ``$force_name'' and ``fcc-hook''. +# will be saved for later references. Also see $record, +# $save_name, $force_name and ``fcc-hook''. # # -# set crypt_use_gpgme=no +# set crypt_autoencrypt=no # -# Name: crypt_use_gpgme +# Name: crypt_autoencrypt # Type: boolean # Default: no # # -# This variable controls the use of the GPGME-enabled crypto backends. -# If it is set and Mutt was built with gpgme support, the gpgme code for -# S/MIME and PGP will be used instead of the classic code. Note that -# you need to set this option in .muttrc; it won't have any effect when -# used interactively. +# Setting this variable will cause Mutt to always attempt to PGP +# encrypt outgoing messages. This is probably only useful in +# connection to the ``send-hook'' command. It can be overridden +# by use of the pgp menu, when encryption is not required or +# signing is requested as well. If $smime_is_default is set, +# then OpenSSL is used instead to create S/MIME messages and +# settings can be overridden by use of the smime menu instead. +# (Crypto only) # # -# set crypt_use_pka=no +# set crypt_autopgp=yes # -# Name: crypt_use_pka +# Name: crypt_autopgp # Type: boolean -# Default: no +# Default: yes # # -# (http://www.g10code.de/docs/pka-intro.de.pdf) during signature -# verification (only supported by the GPGME backend). +# This variable controls whether or not mutt may automatically enable +# PGP encryption/signing for messages. See also $crypt_autoencrypt, +# $crypt_replyencrypt, +# $crypt_autosign, $crypt_replysign and $smime_is_default. # # -# set crypt_autopgp=yes +# set crypt_autosign=no # -# Name: crypt_autopgp +# Name: crypt_autosign # Type: boolean -# Default: yes +# Default: no # # -# This variable controls whether or not mutt may automatically enable -# PGP encryption/signing for messages. See also ``$crypt_autoencrypt'', -# ``$crypt_replyencrypt'', -# ``$crypt_autosign'', ``$crypt_replysign'' and ``$smime_is_default''. +# Setting this variable will cause Mutt to always attempt to +# cryptographically sign outgoing messages. This can be overridden +# by use of the pgp menu, when signing is not required or +# encryption is requested as well. If $smime_is_default is set, +# then OpenSSL is used instead to create S/MIME messages and settings can +# be overridden by use of the smime menu instead of the pgp menu. +# (Crypto only) # # # set crypt_autosmime=yes @@ -622,9 +681,105 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # # # This variable controls whether or not mutt may automatically enable -# S/MIME encryption/signing for messages. See also ``$crypt_autoencrypt'', -# ``$crypt_replyencrypt'', -# ``$crypt_autosign'', ``$crypt_replysign'' and ``$smime_is_default''. +# S/MIME encryption/signing for messages. See also $crypt_autoencrypt, +# $crypt_replyencrypt, +# $crypt_autosign, $crypt_replysign and $smime_is_default. +# +# +# set crypt_replyencrypt=yes +# +# Name: crypt_replyencrypt +# Type: boolean +# Default: yes +# +# +# If set, automatically PGP or OpenSSL encrypt replies to messages which are +# encrypted. +# (Crypto only) +# +# +# set crypt_replysign=no +# +# Name: crypt_replysign +# Type: boolean +# Default: no +# +# +# If set, automatically PGP or OpenSSL sign replies to messages which are +# signed. +# +# Note: this does not work on messages that are encrypted +# and signed! +# (Crypto only) +# +# +# set crypt_replysignencrypted=no +# +# Name: crypt_replysignencrypted +# Type: boolean +# Default: no +# +# +# If set, automatically PGP or OpenSSL sign replies to messages +# which are encrypted. This makes sense in combination with +# $crypt_replyencrypt, because it allows you to sign all +# messages which are automatically encrypted. This works around +# the problem noted in $crypt_replysign, that mutt is not able +# to find out whether an encrypted message is also signed. +# (Crypto only) +# +# +# set crypt_timestamp=yes +# +# Name: crypt_timestamp +# Type: boolean +# Default: yes +# +# +# If set, mutt will include a time stamp in the lines surrounding +# PGP or S/MIME output, so spoofing such lines is more difficult. +# If you are using colors to mark these lines, and rely on these, +# you may unset this setting. +# (Crypto only) +# +# +# set crypt_use_gpgme=no +# +# Name: crypt_use_gpgme +# Type: boolean +# Default: no +# +# +# This variable controls the use of the GPGME-enabled crypto backends. +# If it is set and Mutt was built with gpgme support, the gpgme code for +# S/MIME and PGP will be used instead of the classic code. Note that +# you need to set this option in .muttrc; it won't have any effect when +# used interactively. +# +# +# set crypt_use_pka=no +# +# Name: crypt_use_pka +# Type: boolean +# Default: no +# +# +# Controls whether mutt uses PKA +# (see http://www.g10code.de/docs/pka-intro.de.pdf) during signature +# verification (only supported by the GPGME backend). +# +# +# set crypt_verify_sig=yes +# +# Name: crypt_verify_sig +# Type: quadoption +# Default: yes +# +# +# If ``yes'', always attempt to verify PGP or S/MIME signatures. +# If ``ask-*'', ask whether or not to verify the signature. +# If \Fi``no'', never attempt to verify cryptographic signatures. +# (Crypto only) # # # set date_format="!%a, %b %d, %Y at %I:%M:%S%p %Z" @@ -635,13 +790,12 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # # # This variable controls the format of the date printed by the ``%d'' -# sequence in ``$index_format''. This is passed to the strftime -# call to process the date. See the man page for strftime(3) for -# the proper syntax. +# sequence in $index_format. This is passed to the strftime(3) +# function to process the date, see the man page for the proper syntax. # # Unless the first character in the string is a bang (``!''), the month # and week day names are expanded according to the locale specified in -# the variable ``$locale''. If the first character in the string is a +# the variable $locale. If the first character in the string is a # bang, the bang is discarded, and the month and week day names in the # rest of the string are expanded in the C locale (that is in US # English). @@ -654,12 +808,14 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # Default: "~f %s !~P | (~P ~C %s)" # # -# This variable controls how message-hooks, reply-hooks, send-hooks, -# send2-hooks, save-hooks, and fcc-hooks will +# This variable controls how ``message-hook'', ``reply-hook'', ``send-hook'', +# ``send2-hook'', ``save-hook'', and ``fcc-hook'' will # be interpreted if they are specified with only a simple regexp, # instead of a matching pattern. The hooks are expanded when they are # declared, so a hook will be interpreted according to the value of this -# variable at the time the hook is declared. The default value matches +# variable at the time the hook is declared. +# +# The default value matches # if the message is either from a user matching the regular expression # given, or if it is from you (if the from address matches # ``alternates'') and is to or cc'ed to a user matching the given @@ -699,7 +855,7 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # # # If this option is set, mutt's received-attachments menu will not show the subparts of -# individual messages in a multipart/digest. To see these subparts, press 'v' on that menu. +# individual messages in a multipart/digest. To see these subparts, press ``v'' on that menu. # # # set display_filter="" @@ -721,7 +877,7 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # Default: "/usr/local/bin/mutt_dotlock" # # -# Contains the path of the mutt_dotlock (8) binary to be used by +# Contains the path of the mutt_dotlock(8) binary to be used by # mutt. # # @@ -739,13 +895,14 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # delay, to be notified of message delays, success, to be # notified of successful transmission. # -# Example: set dsn_notify="failure,delay" +# Example: +# set dsn_notify="failure,delay" # # Note: when using $sendmail for delivery, you should not enable # this unless you are either using Sendmail 8.8.x or greater or a MTA # providing a sendmail(1)-compatible interface supporting the -N option -# for DSN. For SMTP delivery, it depends on the server whether DSN is -# supported or not. +# for DSN. For SMTP delivery, DSN support is autodetected so that it +# depends on the server whether DSN will be used or not. # # # set dsn_return="" @@ -759,13 +916,14 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # messages. It may be set to either hdrs to return just the # message header, or full to return the full message. # -# Example: set dsn_return=hdrs +# Example: +# set dsn_return=hdrs # # Note: when using $sendmail for delivery, you should not enable # this unless you are either using Sendmail 8.8.x or greater or a MTA # providing a sendmail(1)-compatible interface supporting the -R option -# for DSN. For SMTP delivery, it depends on the server whether DSN is -# supported or not. +# for DSN. For SMTP delivery, DSN support is autodetected so that it +# depends on the server whether DSN will be used or not. # # # set duplicate_threads=yes @@ -775,10 +933,10 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # Default: yes # # -# This variable controls whether mutt, when sorting by threads, threads -# messages with the same message-id together. If it is set, it will indicate +# This variable controls whether mutt, when $sort is set to threads, threads +# messages with the same Message-Id together. If it is set, it will indicate # that it thinks they are duplicates of each other with an equals sign -# in the thread diagram. +# in the thread tree. # # # set edit_headers=no @@ -803,8 +961,8 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # # # This variable specifies which editor is used by mutt. -# It defaults to the value of the VISUAL, or EDITOR, environment -# variable, or to the string "vi" if neither of those are set. +# It defaults to the value of the $VISUAL, or $EDITOR, environment +# variable, or to the string ``vi'' if neither of those are set. # # # set encode_from=no @@ -815,9 +973,21 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # # # When set, mutt will quoted-printable encode messages when -# they contain the string "From " in the beginning of a line. -# Useful to avoid the tampering certain mail delivery and transport -# agents tend to do with messages. +# they contain the string ``From '' (note the trailing space) in the beginning of a line. +# This is useful to avoid the tampering certain mail delivery and transport +# agents tend to do with messages (in order to prevent tools from +# misinterpreting the line as a mbox message separator). +# +# +# set entropy_file="" +# +# Name: entropy_file +# Type: path +# Default: "" +# +# +# The file which includes random data that is used to initialize SSL +# library functions. # # # set envelope_from_address="" @@ -828,7 +998,7 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # # # Manually sets the envelope sender for outgoing messages. -# This value is ignored if ``$use_envelope_from'' is unset. +# This value is ignored if $use_envelope_from is unset. # # # set escape="~" @@ -852,14 +1022,14 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # when replying to messages, and the initial prompt for subject is # skipped when forwarding messages. # -# Note: this variable has no effect when the ``$autoedit'' +# Note: this variable has no effect when the $autoedit # variable is set. # # # set fcc_attach=yes # # Name: fcc_attach -# Type: boolean +# Type: quadoption # Default: yes # # @@ -887,12 +1057,12 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # Default: "~/Mail" # # -# Specifies the default location of your mailboxes. A `+' or `=' at the +# Specifies the default location of your mailboxes. A ``+'' or ``='' at the # beginning of a pathname will be expanded to the value of this -# variable. Note that if you change this variable from the default +# variable. Note that if you change this variable (from the default) # value you need to make sure that the assignment occurs before -# you use `+' or `=' for any other variables since expansion takes place -# during the `set' command. +# you use ``+'' or ``='' for any other variables since expansion takes place +# when handling the ``mailboxes'' command. # # # set folder_format="%2C %t %N %F %2l %-8.8u %-8.8g %8s %d %f" @@ -903,25 +1073,26 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # # # This variable allows you to customize the file browser display to your -# personal taste. This string is similar to ``$index_format'', but has -# its own set of printf()-like sequences: -# +# personal taste. This string is similar to $index_format, but has +# its own set of printf(3)-like sequences: # %C current file number # %d date/time folder was last modified -# %f filename +# %f filename (``/'' is appended to directory names, +# ``@'' to symbolic links and ``*'' to executable +# files) # %F file permissions # %g group name (or numeric gid, if missing) # %l number of hard links # %N N if folder has new mail, blank otherwise # %s size in bytes -# %t * if the file is tagged, blank otherwise +# %t ``*'' if the file is tagged, blank otherwise # %u owner name (or numeric uid, if missing) -# %>X right justify the rest of the string and pad with character "X" -# %|X pad to the end of the line with character "X" -# %*X soft-fill with character "X" as pad +# %>X right justify the rest of the string and pad with character ``X'' +# %|X pad to the end of the line with character ``X'' +# %*X soft-fill with character ``X'' as pad # # -# For an explanation of `soft-fill', see the ``$index_format'' documentation. +# For an explanation of ``soft-fill'', see the $index_format documentation. # # # set followup_to=yes @@ -931,7 +1102,7 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # Default: yes # # -# Controls whether or not the Mail-Followup-To header field is +# Controls whether or not the ``Mail-Followup-To:'' header field is # generated when sending mail. When set, Mutt will generate this # field when you are replying to a known mailing list, specified with # the ``subscribe'' or ``lists'' commands. @@ -940,7 +1111,9 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # receiving duplicate copies of replies to messages which you send # to mailing lists, and second, ensuring that you do get a reply # separately for any messages sent to known lists to which you are -# not subscribed. The header will contain only the list's address +# not subscribed. +# +# The header will contain only the list's address # for subscribed lists, and both the list address and your own # email address for unsubscribed lists. Without this header, a # group reply to your message sent to a subscribed list will be @@ -955,11 +1128,11 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # Default: no # # -# This variable is similar to ``$save_name'', except that Mutt will +# This variable is similar to $save_name, except that Mutt will # store a copy of your outgoing message by the username of the address # you are sending to even if that mailbox does not exist. # -# Also see the ``$record'' variable. +# Also see the $record variable. # # # set forward_decode=yes @@ -971,8 +1144,22 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # # Controls the decoding of complex MIME messages into text/plain when # forwarding a message. The message header is also RFC2047 decoded. -# This variable is only used, if ``$mime_forward'' is unset, -# otherwise ``$mime_forward_decode'' is used instead. +# This variable is only used, if $mime_forward is unset, +# otherwise $mime_forward_decode is used instead. +# +# +# set forward_decrypt=yes +# +# Name: forward_decrypt +# Type: boolean +# Default: yes +# +# +# Controls the handling of encrypted messages when forwarding a message. +# When set, the outer layer of encryption is stripped off. This +# variable is only used if $mime_forward is set and +# $mime_forward_decode is unset. +# (PGP only) # # # set forward_edit=yes @@ -995,7 +1182,7 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # # # This variable controls the default subject when forwarding a message. -# It uses the same format sequences as the ``$index_format'' variable. +# It uses the same format sequences as the $index_format variable. # # # set forward_quote=no @@ -1005,9 +1192,9 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # Default: no # # -# When set forwarded messages included in the main body of the -# message (when ``$mime_forward'' is unset) will be quoted using -# ``$indent_string''. +# When set, forwarded messages included in the main body of the +# message (when $mime_forward is unset) will be quoted using +# $indent_string. # # # set from="" @@ -1018,11 +1205,10 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # # # When set, this variable contains a default from address. It -# can be overridden using my_hdr (including from send-hooks) and -# ``$reverse_name''. This variable is ignored if ``$use_from'' -# is unset. +# can be overridden using ``my_hdr'' (including from a ``send-hook'') and +# $reverse_name. This variable is ignored if $use_from is unset. # -# Defaults to the contents of the environment variable EMAIL. +# This setting defaults to the contents of the environment variable $EMAIL. # # # set gecos_mask="^[^,]*" @@ -1033,16 +1219,16 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # # # A regular expression used by mutt to parse the GECOS field of a password -# entry when expanding the alias. By default the regular expression is set -# to "^[^,]*" which will return the string up to the first "," encountered. -# If the GECOS field contains a string like "lastname, firstname" then you -# should set the gecos_mask=".*". -# -# This can be useful if you see the following behavior: you address a e-mail -# to user ID stevef whose full name is Steve Franklin. If mutt expands -# stevef to "Franklin" stevef@foo.bar then you should set the gecos_mask to +# entry when expanding the alias. The default value +# will return the string up to the first ``,'' encountered. +# If the GECOS field contains a string like ``lastname, firstname'' then you +# should set it to ``.*''. +# +# This can be useful if you see the following behavior: you address an e-mail +# to user ID ``stevef'' whose full name is ``Steve Franklin''. If mutt expands +# ``stevef'' to ``"Franklin" stevef@foo.bar'' then you should set the $gecos_mask to # a regular expression that will match the whole name so mutt will expand -# "Franklin" to "Franklin, Steve". +# ``Franklin'' to ``Franklin, Steve''. # # # set hdrs=yes @@ -1067,45 +1253,90 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # # When set, this variable causes Mutt to include the header # of the message you are replying to into the edit buffer. -# The ``$weed'' setting applies. +# The $weed setting applies. # # -# set help=yes +# set header_cache="" # -# Name: help -# Type: boolean -# Default: yes +# Name: header_cache +# Type: path +# Default: "" # # -# When set, help lines describing the bindings for the major functions -# provided by each menu are displayed on the first line of the screen. +# This variable points to the header cache database. +# If pointing to a directory Mutt will contain a header cache +# database file per folder, if pointing to a file that file will +# be a single global header cache. By default it is unset so no header +# caching will be used. # -# Note: The binding will not be displayed correctly if the -# function is bound to a sequence rather than a single keystroke. Also, -# the help line may not be updated if a binding is changed while Mutt is -# running. Since this variable is primarily aimed at new users, neither -# of these should present a major problem. +# Header caching can greatly improve speed when opening POP, IMAP +# MH or Maildir folders, see ``caching'' for details. # # -# set hidden_host=no +# set header_cache_compress=yes # -# Name: hidden_host +# Name: header_cache_compress # Type: boolean -# Default: no +# Default: yes # # -# When set, mutt will skip the host name part of ``$hostname'' variable -# when adding the domain part to addresses. This variable does not -# affect the generation of Message-IDs, and it will not lead to the -# cut-off of first-level domains. +# When mutt is compiled with qdbm or tokyocabinet as header cache backend, +# this option determines whether the database will be compressed. +# Compression results in database files roughly being one fifth +# of the usual diskspace, but the uncompression can result in a +# slower opening of cached folder(s) which in general is still +# much faster than opening non header cached folders. # # -# set hide_limited=no +# set header_cache_pagesize="16384" # -# Name: hide_limited -# Type: boolean -# Default: no -# +# Name: header_cache_pagesize +# Type: string +# Default: "16384" +# +# +# When mutt is compiled with either gdbm or bdb4 as the header cache backend, +# this option changes the database page size. Too large or too small +# values can waste space, memory, or CPU time. The default should be more +# or less optimal for most use cases. +# +# +# set help=yes +# +# Name: help +# Type: boolean +# Default: yes +# +# +# When set, help lines describing the bindings for the major functions +# provided by each menu are displayed on the first line of the screen. +# +# Note: The binding will not be displayed correctly if the +# function is bound to a sequence rather than a single keystroke. Also, +# the help line may not be updated if a binding is changed while Mutt is +# running. Since this variable is primarily aimed at new users, neither +# of these should present a major problem. +# +# +# set hidden_host=no +# +# Name: hidden_host +# Type: boolean +# Default: no +# +# +# When set, mutt will skip the host name part of $hostname variable +# when adding the domain part to addresses. This variable does not +# affect the generation of Message-IDs, and it will not lead to the +# cut-off of first-level domains. +# +# +# set hide_limited=no +# +# Name: hide_limited +# Type: boolean +# Default: no +# # # When set, mutt will not show the presence of messages that are hidden # by limiting, in the thread tree. @@ -1166,7 +1397,7 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # # # This variable controls the size (in number of strings remembered) of -# the string history buffer. The buffer is cleared each time the +# the string history buffer per category. The buffer is cleared each time the # variable is set. # # @@ -1180,6 +1411,22 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # The file in which Mutt will save its history. # # +# set honor_disposition=no +# +# Name: honor_disposition +# Type: boolean +# Default: no +# +# +# When set, Mutt will not display attachments with a +# disposition of ``attachment'' inline even if it could +# render the part to plain text. These MIME parts can only +# be viewed from the attachment menu. +# +# If unset, Mutt will render all MIME parts it can +# properly transform to plain text. +# +# # set honor_followup_to=yes # # Name: honor_followup_to @@ -1211,7 +1458,7 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # can be compiled with a fixed domain name in which case a detected # one is not used. # -# Also see ``$use_domain'' and ``$hidden_host''. +# Also see $use_domain and $hidden_host. # # # set ignore_linear_white_space=no @@ -1222,8 +1469,8 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # # # This option replaces linear-white-space between encoded-word -# and *text to a single space to prevent the display of MIME-encoded -# ``Subject'' field from being divided into multiple lines. +# and text to a single space to prevent the display of MIME-encoded +# ``Subject:'' field from being divided into multiple lines. # # # set ignore_list_reply_to=no @@ -1233,14 +1480,14 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # Default: no # # -# Affects the behaviour of the reply function when replying to +# Affects the behaviour of the function when replying to # messages from mailing lists (as defined by the ``subscribe'' or # ``lists'' commands). When set, if the ``Reply-To:'' field is # set to the same value as the ``To:'' field, Mutt assumes that the # ``Reply-To:'' field was set by the mailing list to automate responses # to the list, and will ignore this field. To direct a response to the -# mailing list when this option is set, use the list-reply -# function; group-reply will reply to both the sender and the +# mailing list when this option is set, use the +# function; will reply to both the sender and the # list. # # @@ -1253,13 +1500,14 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # # This is a colon-delimited list of authentication methods mutt may # attempt to use to log in to an IMAP server, in the order mutt should -# try them. Authentication methods are either 'login' or the right -# side of an IMAP 'AUTH=xxx' capability string, eg 'digest-md5', 'gssapi' -# or 'cram-md5'. This parameter is case-insensitive. If this -# parameter is unset (the default) mutt will try all available methods, +# try them. Authentication methods are either ``login'' or the right +# side of an IMAP ``AUTH=xxx'' capability string, eg ``digest-md5'', ``gssapi'' +# or ``cram-md5''. This option is case-insensitive. If it's +# unset (the default) mutt will try all available methods, # in order from most-secure to least-secure. # -# Example: set imap_authenticators="gssapi:cram-md5:login" +# Example: +# set imap_authenticators="gssapi:cram-md5:login" # # Note: Mutt will only fall back to other authentication methods if # the previous methods are unavailable. If a method is available but @@ -1275,7 +1523,8 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # # When set, mutt will fetch the set of subscribed folders from # your server on connection, and add them to the set of mailboxes -# it polls for new mail. See also the ``mailboxes'' command. +# it polls for new mail just as if you had issued individual ``mailboxes'' +# commands. # # # set imap_delim_chars="/." @@ -1287,7 +1536,7 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # # This contains the list of characters which you would like to treat # as folder separators for displaying IMAP paths. In particular it -# helps in using the '=' shortcut for your folder variable. +# helps in using the ``='' shortcut for your folder variable. # # # set imap_headers="" @@ -1298,10 +1547,15 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # # # Mutt requests these header fields in addition to the default headers -# ("DATE FROM SUBJECT TO CC MESSAGE-ID REFERENCES CONTENT-TYPE -# CONTENT-DESCRIPTION IN-REPLY-TO REPLY-TO LINES X-LABEL") from IMAP +# (``Date:'', ``From:'', ``Subject:'', ``To:'', ``Cc:'', ``Message-Id:'', +# ``References:'', ``Content-Type:'', ``Content-Description:'', ``In-Reply-To:'', +# ``Reply-To:'', ``Lines:'', ``List-Post:'', ``X-Label:'') from IMAP # servers before displaying the index menu. You may want to add more -# headers for spam detection. Note: This is a space separated list. +# headers for spam detection. +# +# Note: This is a space separated list, items should be uppercase +# and not contain the colon, e.g. ``X-BOGOSITY X-SPAM-STATUS'' for the +# ``X-Bogosity:'' and ``X-Spam-Status:'' header fields. # # # set imap_idle=no @@ -1343,7 +1597,7 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # # This variable configures whether IMAP folder browsing will look for # only subscribed folders or all folders. This can be toggled in the -# IMAP browser with the toggle-subscribed function. +# IMAP browser with the function. # # # set imap_login="" @@ -1355,7 +1609,7 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # # Your login name on the IMAP server. # -# This variable defaults to the value of imap_user. +# This variable defaults to the value of $imap_user. # # # set imap_pass="" @@ -1366,7 +1620,9 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # # # Specifies the password for your IMAP account. If unset, Mutt will -# prompt you for your password when you invoke the fetch-mail function. +# prompt you for your password when you invoke the function +# or try to open an IMAP folder. +# # Warning: you should only use this option when you are on a # fairly secure machine, because the superuser can read your muttrc even # if you are the only one who can read the file. @@ -1399,6 +1655,22 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # exists to appease speed freaks. # # +# set imap_pipeline_depth=15 +# +# Name: imap_pipeline_depth +# Type: number +# Default: 15 +# +# +# Controls the number of IMAP commands that may be queued up before they +# are sent to the server. A deeper pipeline reduces the amount of time +# mutt must wait for the server, and can make IMAP servers feel much +# more responsive. But not all servers correctly handle pipelined commands, +# so if you have problems you might want to try setting this variable to 0. +# +# Note: Changes to this variable have no effect on open connections. +# +# # set imap_servernoise=yes # # Name: imap_servernoise @@ -1434,7 +1706,7 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # # # If set to ``yes'', mutt will look for a mailcap entry with the -# copiousoutput flag set for every MIME attachment it doesn't have +# ``copiousoutput'' flag set for every MIME attachment it doesn't have # an internal viewer defined for. If such an entry is found, mutt will # use the viewer defined in that entry to convert the body part to text # form. @@ -1473,8 +1745,11 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # message to which you are replying. You are strongly encouraged not to # change this value, as it tends to agitate the more fanatical netizens. # +# The value of this option is ignored if $text_flowed is set, too because +# the quoting mechanism is strictly defined for format=flowed. +# # This option is a format string, please see the description of -# ``$index_format'' for supported printf()-style sequences. +# $index_format for supported printf(3)-style sequences. # # # set index_format="%4C %Z %{%b %d} %-15.15L (%?l?%4l&%4c?) %s" @@ -1487,20 +1762,19 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # This variable allows you to customize the message index display to # your personal taste. # -# ``Format strings'' are similar to the strings used in the ``C'' -# function printf to format output (see the man page for more detail). +# ``Format strings'' are similar to the strings used in the C +# function printf(3) to format output (see the man page for more details). # The following sequences are defined in Mutt: -# # %a address of the author # %A reply-to address (if present; otherwise: address of author) -# %b filename of the original message folder (think mailBox) +# %b filename of the original message folder (think mailbox) # %B the list to which the letter was sent, or else the folder name (%b). # %c number of characters (bytes) in the message # %C current message number # %d date and time of the message in the format specified by -# ``date_format'' converted to sender's time zone +# $date_format converted to sender's time zone # %D date and time of the message in the format specified by -# ``date_format'' converted to the local time zone +# $date_format converted to the local time zone # %e current message number in thread # %E number of messages in current thread # %f sender (address + real name), either From: or Return-Path: @@ -1509,58 +1783,57 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # %i message-id of the current message # %l number of lines in the message (does not work with maildir, # mh, and possibly IMAP folders) -# %L If an address in the To or CC header field matches an address +# %L If an address in the ``To:'' or ``Cc:'' header field matches an address # defined by the users ``subscribe'' command, this displays # "To ", otherwise the same as %F. # %m total number of message in the mailbox # %M number of hidden messages if the thread is collapsed. # %N message score # %n author's real name (or address if missing) -# %O (_O_riginal save folder) Where mutt would formerly have -# stashed the message: list name or recipient name if no list +# %O original save folder where mutt would formerly have +# stashed the message: list name or recipient name +# if not sent to a list # %P progress indicator for the builtin pager (how much of the file has been displayed) # %s subject of the message -# %S status of the message (N/D/d/!/r/*) -# %t `to:' field (recipients) +# %S status of the message (``N''/``D''/``d''/``!''/``r''/*) +# %t ``To:'' field (recipients) # %T the appropriate character from the $to_chars string # %u user (login) name of the author # %v first name of the author, or the recipient if the message is from you # %X number of attachments # (please see the ``attachments'' section for possible speed effects) -# %y `x-label:' field, if present -# %Y `x-label' field, if present, and (1) not at part of a thread tree, -# (2) at the top of a thread, or (3) `x-label' is different from -# preceding message's `x-label'. +# %y ``X-Label:'' field, if present +# %Y ``X-Label:'' field, if present, and (1) not at part of a thread tree, +# (2) at the top of a thread, or (3) ``X-Label:'' is different from +# preceding message's ``X-Label:''. # %Z message status flags # %{fmt} the date and time of the message is converted to sender's # time zone, and ``fmt'' is expanded by the library function -# ``strftime''; a leading bang disables locales +# strftime(3); a leading bang disables locales # %[fmt] the date and time of the message is converted to the local # time zone, and ``fmt'' is expanded by the library function -# ``strftime''; a leading bang disables locales +# strftime(3); a leading bang disables locales # %(fmt) the local date and time when the message was received. -# ``fmt'' is expanded by the library function ``strftime''; +# ``fmt'' is expanded by the library function strftime(3); # a leading bang disables locales # % the current local time. ``fmt'' is expanded by the library -# function ``strftime''; a leading bang disables locales. -# %>X right justify the rest of the string and pad with character "X" -# %|X pad to the end of the line with character "X" -# %*X soft-fill with character "X" as pad +# function strftime(3); a leading bang disables locales. +# %>X right justify the rest of the string and pad with character ``X'' +# %|X pad to the end of the line with character ``X'' +# %*X soft-fill with character ``X'' as pad # # -# `Soft-fill' deserves some explanation. Normal right-justification -# will print everything to the left of the %>, displaying padding and -# the whatever lies to the right only if there's room. By contrast, +# ``Soft-fill'' deserves some explanation: Normal right-justification +# will print everything to the left of the ``%>'', displaying padding and +# whatever lies to the right only if there's room. By contrast, # soft-fill gives priority to the right-hand side, guaranteeing space # to display it and showing padding only if there's still room. If # necessary, soft-fill will eat text leftwards to make room for # rightward text. # -# Note that these expandos are supported in +# Note that these expandos are supported in # ``save-hook'', ``fcc-hook'' and ``fcc-save-hook'', too. # -# See also: ``$to_chars''. -# # # set ispell="ispell" # @@ -1580,7 +1853,7 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # # # If set, read messages marked as flagged will not be moved -# from your spool mailbox to your ``$mbox'' mailbox, or as a result of +# from your spool mailbox to your $mbox mailbox, or as a result of # a ``mbox-hook'' command. # # @@ -1592,7 +1865,7 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # # # The locale used by strftime(3) to format dates. Legal values are -# the strings your system accepts for the locale variable LC_TIME. +# the strings your system accepts for the locale environment variable $LC_TIME. # # # set mail_check=5 @@ -1603,7 +1876,7 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # # # This variable configures how often (in seconds) mutt should look for -# new mail. Also see the ``$timeout'' variable. +# new mail. Also see the $timeout variable. # # # set mailcap_path="" @@ -1632,20 +1905,6 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # DOING! # # -# set header_cache="" -# -# Name: header_cache -# Type: path -# Default: "" -# -# -# The header_cache variable points to the header cache database. -# If header_cache points to a directory it will contain a header cache -# database per folder. If header_cache points to a file that file will -# be a single global header cache. By default it is unset so no header -# caching will be used. -# -# # set maildir_header_cache_verify=yes # # Name: maildir_header_cache_verify @@ -1655,34 +1914,8 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # # Check for Maildir unaware programs other than mutt having modified maildir # files when the header cache is in use. This incurs one stat(2) per -# message every time the folder is opened. -# -# -# set header_cache_pagesize="16384" -# -# Name: header_cache_pagesize -# Type: string -# Default: "16384" -# -# -# When mutt is compiled with either gdbm or bdb4 as the header cache backend, -# this option changes the database page size. Too large or too small -# values can waste space, memory, or CPU time. The default should be more -# or less optimal for most use cases. -# -# -# set header_cache_compress=yes -# -# Name: header_cache_compress -# Type: boolean -# Default: yes -# -# -# When mutt is compiled with qdbm as header cache backend, -# this option determines whether the database will be compressed. -# Compression results in database files roughly being one fifth -# of the usual diskspace, but the uncompression can result in a -# slower opening of cached folder(s). +# message every time the folder is opened (which can be very slow for NFS +# folders). # # # set maildir_trash=no @@ -1693,7 +1926,7 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # # # If set, messages marked as deleted will be saved with the maildir -# (T)rashed flag instead of unlinked. NOTE: this only applies +# trashed flag instead of unlinked. Note: this only applies # to maildir-style mailboxes. Setting it will have no effect on other # mailbox types. # @@ -1708,7 +1941,7 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # Controls whether or not mutt marks new unread # messages as old if you exit a mailbox without reading them. # With this option set, the next time you start mutt, the messages -# will show up with an "O" next to them in the index menu, +# will show up with an ``O'' next to them in the index menu, # indicating that they are old. # # @@ -1720,8 +1953,9 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # # # Controls the display of wrapped lines in the internal pager. If set, a -# ``+'' marker is displayed at the beginning of wrapped lines. Also see -# the ``$smart_wrap'' variable. +# ``+'' marker is displayed at the beginning of wrapped lines. +# +# Also see the $smart_wrap variable. # # # set mask="!^\\.[^.]" @@ -1743,9 +1977,11 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # Default: "~/mbox" # # -# This specifies the folder into which read mail in your ``$spoolfile'' +# This specifies the folder into which read mail in your $spoolfile # folder will be appended. # +# Also see the $move variable. +# # # set mbox_type=mbox # @@ -1755,18 +1991,8 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # # # The default mailbox type used when creating new folders. May be any of -# mbox, MMDF, MH and Maildir. -# -# -# set metoo=no -# -# Name: metoo -# Type: boolean -# Default: no -# -# -# If unset, Mutt will remove your address (see the ``alternates'' -# command) from the list of recipients when replying to a message. +# ``mbox'', ``MMDF'', ``MH'' and ``Maildir''. This is overriden by the +# -m command-line option. # # # set menu_context=0 @@ -1777,7 +2003,7 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # # # This variable controls the number of lines of context that are given -# when scrolling through menus. (Similar to ``$pager_context''.) +# when scrolling through menus. (Similar to $pager_context.) # # # set menu_move_off=yes @@ -1805,6 +2031,49 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # (useful for slow links to avoid many redraws). # # +# set message_cache_clean=no +# +# Name: message_cache_clean +# Type: boolean +# Default: no +# +# +# If set, mutt will clean out obsolete entries from the message cache when +# the mailbox is synchronized. You probably only want to set it +# every once in a while, since it can be a little slow +# (especially for large folders). +# +# +# set message_cachedir="" +# +# Name: message_cachedir +# Type: path +# Default: "" +# +# +# Set this to a directory and mutt will cache copies of messages from +# your IMAP and POP servers here. You are free to remove entries at any +# time. +# +# When setting this variable to a directory, mutt needs to fetch every +# remote message only once and can perform regular expression searches +# as fast as for local folders. +# +# Also see the $message_cache_clean variable. +# +# +# set message_format="%s" +# +# Name: message_format +# Type: string +# Default: "%s" +# +# +# This is the string displayed in the ``attachment'' menu for +# attachments of type message/rfc822. For a full listing of defined +# printf(3)-like sequences see the section on $index_format. +# +# # set meta_key=no # # Name: meta_key @@ -1813,14 +2082,25 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # # # If set, forces Mutt to interpret keystrokes with the high bit (bit 8) -# set as if the user had pressed the ESC key and whatever key remains +# set as if the user had pressed the Esc key and whatever key remains # after having the high bit removed. For example, if the key pressed # has an ASCII value of 0xf8, then this is treated as if the user had -# pressed ESC then ``x''. This is because the result of removing the -# high bit from ``0xf8'' is ``0x78'', which is the ASCII character +# pressed Esc then ``x''. This is because the result of removing the +# high bit from 0xf8 is 0x78, which is the ASCII character # ``x''. # # +# set metoo=no +# +# Name: metoo +# Type: boolean +# Default: no +# +# +# If unset, Mutt will remove your address (see the ``alternates'' +# command) from the list of recipients when replying to a message. +# +# # set mh_purge=no # # Name: mh_purge @@ -1830,9 +2110,12 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # # When unset, mutt will mimic mh's behaviour and rename deleted messages # to , in mh folders instead of really deleting -# them. If the variable is set, the message files will simply be +# them. This leaves the message on disk but makes programs reading the folder +# ignore it. If the variable is set, the message files will simply be # deleted. # +# This option is similar to $maildir_trash for Maildir folders. +# # # set mh_seq_flagged="flagged" # @@ -1872,13 +2155,13 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # # # When set, the message you are forwarding will be attached as a -# separate MIME part instead of included in the main body of the +# separate message/rfc822 MIME part instead of included in the main body of the # message. This is useful for forwarding MIME messages so the receiver # can properly view the message as it was delivered to you. If you like # to switch between MIME and not MIME from mail to mail, set this -# variable to ask-no or ask-yes. +# variable to ``ask-no'' or ``ask-yes''. # -# Also see ``$forward_decode'' and ``$mime_forward_decode''. +# Also see $forward_decode and $mime_forward_decode. # # # set mime_forward_decode=no @@ -1889,8 +2172,8 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # # # Controls the decoding of complex MIME messages into text/plain when -# forwarding a message while ``$mime_forward'' is set. Otherwise -# ``$forward_decode'' is used instead. +# forwarding a message while $mime_forward is set. Otherwise +# $forward_decode is used instead. # # # set mime_forward_rest=yes @@ -1900,7 +2183,7 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # Default: yes # # -# When forwarding multiple attachments of a MIME message from the recvattach +# When forwarding multiple attachments of a MIME message from the attachment # menu, attachments which cannot be decoded in a reasonable manner will # be attached to the newly composed message if this option is set. # @@ -1913,9 +2196,8 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # # # This variable describes the format of a remailer line on the mixmaster -# chain selection screen. The following printf-like sequences are +# chain selection screen. The following printf(3)-like sequences are # supported: -# # %n The running number on the menu. # %c Remailer capabilities. # %s The remailer's short name. @@ -1935,55 +2217,18 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # mixmaster chain. # # -# set move=ask-no +# set move=no # # Name: move # Type: quadoption -# Default: ask-no +# Default: no # # # Controls whether or not Mutt will move read messages -# from your spool mailbox to your ``$mbox'' mailbox, or as a result of +# from your spool mailbox to your $mbox mailbox, or as a result of # a ``mbox-hook'' command. # # -# set message_cachedir="" -# -# Name: message_cachedir -# Type: path -# Default: "" -# -# -# Set this to a directory and mutt will cache copies of messages from -# your IMAP and POP servers here. You are free to remove entries at any -# time, for instance if stale entries accumulate because you have -# deleted messages with another mail client. -# -# -# set message_cache_clean=no -# -# Name: message_cache_clean -# Type: boolean -# Default: no -# -# -# If set, mutt will clean out obsolete entries from the cache when -# the mailbox is synchronized. You probably only want to set it -# every once in a while, since it can be a little slow. -# -# -# set message_format="%s" -# -# Name: message_format -# Type: string -# Default: "%s" -# -# -# This is the string displayed in the ``attachment'' menu for -# attachments of type message/rfc822. For a full listing of defined -# printf()-like sequences see the section on ``$index_format''. -# -# # set narrow_tree=no # # Name: narrow_tree @@ -2003,10 +2248,10 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # # # Operations that expect to transfer a large amount of data over the -# network will update their progress every net_inc kilobytes. +# network will update their progress every $net_inc kilobytes. # If set to 0, no progress messages will be displayed. # -# See also ``$read_inc'' and ``$write_inc''. +# See also $read_inc, $write_inc and $net_inc. # # # set pager="builtin" @@ -2017,7 +2262,7 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # # # This variable specifies which pager you would like to use to view -# messages. builtin means to use the builtin pager, otherwise this +# messages. The value ``builtin'' means to use the builtin pager, otherwise this # variable should specify the pathname of the external pager you would # like to use. # @@ -2039,6 +2284,10 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # default, Mutt will display the line after the last one on the screen # at the top of the next page (0 lines of context). # +# This variable also specifies the amount of context given for search +# results. If positive, this many lines will be given before a match, +# if 0, the match will be top-aligned. +# # # set pager_format="-%Z- %C/%m: %-20.20n %s%* -- (%P)" # @@ -2049,7 +2298,7 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # # This variable controls the format of the one-line message ``status'' # displayed before each message in either the internal or an external -# pager. The valid sequences are listed in the ``$index_format'' +# pager. The valid sequences are listed in the $index_format # section. # # @@ -2066,10 +2315,10 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # giving the reader the context of a few messages before and after the # message. This is useful, for example, to determine how many messages # remain to be read in the current thread. One of the lines is reserved -# for the status bar from the index, so a pager_index_lines of 6 +# for the status bar from the index, so a setting of 6 # will only show 5 lines of the actual index. A value of 0 results in # no index being shown. If the number of messages in the current folder -# is less than pager_index_lines, then the index will only use as +# is less than $pager_index_lines, then the index will only use as # many lines as it needs. # # @@ -2081,176 +2330,145 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # # # When set, the internal-pager will not move to the next message -# when you are at the end of a message and invoke the next-page +# when you are at the end of a message and invoke the # function. # # -# set crypt_autosign=no +# set pgp_auto_decode=no # -# Name: crypt_autosign +# Name: pgp_auto_decode # Type: boolean # Default: no # # -# Setting this variable will cause Mutt to always attempt to -# cryptographically sign outgoing messages. This can be overridden -# by use of the pgp-menu, when signing is not required or -# encryption is requested as well. If ``$smime_is_default'' is set, -# then OpenSSL is used instead to create S/MIME messages and settings can -# be overridden by use of the smime-menu. -# (Crypto only) +# If set, mutt will automatically attempt to decrypt traditional PGP +# messages whenever the user performs an operation which ordinarily would +# result in the contents of the message being operated on. For example, +# if the user displays a pgp-traditional message which has not been manually +# checked with the function, mutt will automatically +# check the message for traditional pgp. # # -# set crypt_autoencrypt=no +# set pgp_autoinline=no # -# Name: crypt_autoencrypt +# Name: pgp_autoinline # Type: boolean # Default: no # # -# Setting this variable will cause Mutt to always attempt to PGP -# encrypt outgoing messages. This is probably only useful in -# connection to the send-hook command. It can be overridden -# by use of the pgp-menu, when encryption is not required or -# signing is requested as well. IF ``$smime_is_default'' is set, -# then OpenSSL is used instead to create S/MIME messages and -# settings can be overridden by use of the smime-menu. -# (Crypto only) -# +# This option controls whether Mutt generates old-style inline +# (traditional) PGP encrypted or signed messages under certain +# circumstances. This can be overridden by use of the pgp menu, +# when inline is not required. # -# set pgp_ignore_subkeys=yes -# -# Name: pgp_ignore_subkeys -# Type: boolean -# Default: yes +# Note that Mutt might automatically use PGP/MIME for messages +# which consist of more than a single MIME part. Mutt can be +# configured to ask before sending PGP/MIME messages when inline +# (traditional) would not work. # +# Also see the $pgp_mime_auto variable. # -# Setting this variable will cause Mutt to ignore OpenPGP subkeys. Instead, -# the principal key will inherit the subkeys' capabilities. Unset this -# if you want to play interesting key selection games. +# Also note that using the old-style PGP message format is strongly +# deprecated. # (PGP only) # # -# set crypt_replyencrypt=yes +# set pgp_check_exit=yes # -# Name: crypt_replyencrypt +# Name: pgp_check_exit # Type: boolean # Default: yes # # -# If set, automatically PGP or OpenSSL encrypt replies to messages which are -# encrypted. -# (Crypto only) +# If set, mutt will check the exit code of the PGP subprocess when +# signing or encrypting. A non-zero exit code means that the +# subprocess failed. +# (PGP only) # # -# set crypt_replysign=no +# set pgp_clearsign_command="" # -# Name: crypt_replysign -# Type: boolean -# Default: no +# Name: pgp_clearsign_command +# Type: string +# Default: "" # # -# If set, automatically PGP or OpenSSL sign replies to messages which are -# signed. +# This format is used to create an old-style ``clearsigned'' PGP +# message. Note that the use of this format is strongly +# deprecated. # -# Note: this does not work on messages that are encrypted -# and signed! -# (Crypto only) +# This is a format string, see the $pgp_decode_command command for +# possible printf(3)-like sequences. +# (PGP only) # # -# set crypt_replysignencrypted=no +# set pgp_decode_command="" # -# Name: crypt_replysignencrypted -# Type: boolean -# Default: no -# +# Name: pgp_decode_command +# Type: string +# Default: "" # -# If set, automatically PGP or OpenSSL sign replies to messages -# which are encrypted. This makes sense in combination with -# ``$crypt_replyencrypt'', because it allows you to sign all -# messages which are automatically encrypted. This works around -# the problem noted in ``$crypt_replysign'', that mutt is not able -# to find out whether an encrypted message is also signed. -# (Crypto only) # +# This format strings specifies a command which is used to decode +# application/pgp attachments. # -# set crypt_timestamp=yes -# -# Name: crypt_timestamp -# Type: boolean -# Default: yes +# The PGP command formats have their own set of printf(3)-like sequences: +# %p Expands to PGPPASSFD=0 when a pass phrase is needed, to an empty +# string otherwise. Note: This may be used with a %? construct. +# %f Expands to the name of a file containing a message. +# %s Expands to the name of a file containing the signature part +# of a multipart/signed attachment when verifying it. +# %a The value of $pgp_sign_as. +# %r One or more key IDs. # # -# If set, mutt will include a time stamp in the lines surrounding -# PGP or S/MIME output, so spoofing such lines is more difficult. -# If you are using colors to mark these lines, and rely on these, -# you may unset this setting. -# (Crypto only) +# For examples on how to configure these formats for the various versions +# of PGP which are floating around, see the pgp and gpg sample configuration files in +# the samples/ subdirectory which has been installed on your system +# alongside the documentation. +# (PGP only) # # -# set pgp_use_gpg_agent=no +# set pgp_decrypt_command="" # -# Name: pgp_use_gpg_agent -# Type: boolean -# Default: no +# Name: pgp_decrypt_command +# Type: string +# Default: "" # # -# If set, mutt will use a possibly-running gpg-agent process. +# This command is used to decrypt a PGP encrypted message. +# +# This is a format string, see the $pgp_decode_command command for +# possible printf(3)-like sequences. # (PGP only) # # -# set crypt_verify_sig=yes +# set pgp_encrypt_only_command="" # -# Name: crypt_verify_sig -# Type: quadoption -# Default: yes -# -# -# If ``yes'', always attempt to verify PGP or S/MIME signatures. -# If ``ask'', ask whether or not to verify the signature. -# If ``no'', never attempt to verify cryptographic signatures. -# (Crypto only) -# +# Name: pgp_encrypt_only_command +# Type: string +# Default: "" # -# set smime_is_default=no -# -# Name: smime_is_default -# Type: boolean -# Default: no # +# This command is used to encrypt a body part without signing it. # -# The default behaviour of mutt is to use PGP on all auto-sign/encryption -# operations. To override and to use OpenSSL instead this must be set. -# However, this has no effect while replying, since mutt will automatically -# select the same application that was used to sign/encrypt the original -# message. (Note that this variable can be overridden by unsetting $crypt_autosmime.) -# (S/MIME only) +# This is a format string, see the $pgp_decode_command command for +# possible printf(3)-like sequences. +# (PGP only) # # -# set smime_ask_cert_label=yes +# set pgp_encrypt_sign_command="" # -# Name: smime_ask_cert_label -# Type: boolean -# Default: yes -# -# -# This flag controls whether you want to be asked to enter a label -# for a certificate about to be added to the database or not. It is -# set by default. -# (S/MIME only) -# +# Name: pgp_encrypt_sign_command +# Type: string +# Default: "" # -# set smime_decrypt_use_default_key=yes -# -# Name: smime_decrypt_use_default_key -# Type: boolean -# Default: yes # +# This command is used to both sign and encrypt a body part. # -# If set (default) this tells mutt to use the default key for decryption. Otherwise, -# if manage multiple certificate-key-pairs, mutt will try to use the mailbox-address -# to determine the key to use. It will ask you to supply a key, if it can't find one. -# (S/MIME only) +# This is a format string, see the $pgp_decode_command command for +# possible printf(3)-like sequences. +# (PGP only) # # # set pgp_entry_format="%4n %t%f %4l/0x%k %-4a %2c %u" @@ -2261,9 +2479,8 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # # # This variable allows you to customize the PGP key selection menu to -# your personal taste. This string is similar to ``$index_format'', but -# has its own set of printf()-like sequences: -# +# your personal taste. This string is similar to $index_format, but +# has its own set of printf(3)-like sequences: # %n number # %k key id # %u user id @@ -2278,6 +2495,34 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # (PGP only) # # +# set pgp_export_command="" +# +# Name: pgp_export_command +# Type: string +# Default: "" +# +# +# This command is used to export a public key from the user's +# key ring. +# +# This is a format string, see the $pgp_decode_command command for +# possible printf(3)-like sequences. +# (PGP only) +# +# +# set pgp_getkeys_command="" +# +# Name: pgp_getkeys_command +# Type: string +# Default: "" +# +# +# This command is invoked whenever mutt will need public key information. +# Of the sequences supported by $pgp_decode_command, %r is the only +# printf(3)-like sequence used with this format. +# (PGP only) +# +# # set pgp_good_sign="" # # Name: pgp_good_sign @@ -2292,63 +2537,93 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # (PGP only) # # -# set pgp_check_exit=yes +# set pgp_ignore_subkeys=yes # -# Name: pgp_check_exit +# Name: pgp_ignore_subkeys # Type: boolean # Default: yes # # -# If set, mutt will check the exit code of the PGP subprocess when -# signing or encrypting. A non-zero exit code means that the -# subprocess failed. +# Setting this variable will cause Mutt to ignore OpenPGP subkeys. Instead, +# the principal key will inherit the subkeys' capabilities. Unset this +# if you want to play interesting key selection games. # (PGP only) # # -# set pgp_long_ids=no +# set pgp_import_command="" # -# Name: pgp_long_ids -# Type: boolean -# Default: no +# Name: pgp_import_command +# Type: string +# Default: "" +# # +# This command is used to import a key from a message into +# the user's public key ring. # -# If set, use 64 bit PGP key IDs. Unset uses the normal 32 bit Key IDs. +# This is a format string, see the $pgp_decode_command command for +# possible printf(3)-like sequences. # (PGP only) # # -# set pgp_retainable_sigs=no +# set pgp_list_pubring_command="" # -# Name: pgp_retainable_sigs -# Type: boolean -# Default: no +# Name: pgp_list_pubring_command +# Type: string +# Default: "" # # -# If set, signed and encrypted messages will consist of nested -# multipart/signed and multipart/encrypted body parts. +# This command is used to list the public key ring's contents. The +# output format must be analogous to the one used by +# gpg --list-keys --with-colons. # -# This is useful for applications like encrypted and signed mailing -# lists, where the outer layer (multipart/encrypted) can be easily -# removed, while the inner multipart/signed part is retained. +# This format is also generated by the pgpring utility which comes +# with mutt. +# +# This is a format string, see the $pgp_decode_command command for +# possible printf(3)-like sequences. # (PGP only) # # -# set pgp_autoinline=no +# set pgp_list_secring_command="" # -# Name: pgp_autoinline +# Name: pgp_list_secring_command +# Type: string +# Default: "" +# +# +# This command is used to list the secret key ring's contents. The +# output format must be analogous to the one used by: +# gpg --list-keys --with-colons. +# +# This format is also generated by the pgpring utility which comes +# with mutt. +# +# This is a format string, see the $pgp_decode_command command for +# possible printf(3)-like sequences. +# (PGP only) +# +# +# set pgp_long_ids=no +# +# Name: pgp_long_ids # Type: boolean # Default: no # # -# This option controls whether Mutt generates old-style inline -# (traditional) PGP encrypted or signed messages under certain -# circumstances. This can be overridden by use of the pgp-menu, -# when inline is not required. +# If set, use 64 bit PGP key IDs, if unset use the normal 32 bit key IDs. +# (PGP only) # -# Note that Mutt might automatically use PGP/MIME for messages -# which consist of more than a single MIME part. Mutt can be -# configured to ask before sending PGP/MIME messages when inline -# (traditional) would not work. -# See also: ``$pgp_mime_auto''. +# +# set pgp_mime_auto=ask-yes +# +# Name: pgp_mime_auto +# Type: quadoption +# Default: ask-yes +# +# +# This option controls whether Mutt will prompt you for +# automatically sending a (signed/encrypted) message using +# PGP/MIME when inline (traditional) fails (for any reason). # # Also note that using the old-style PGP message format is strongly # deprecated. @@ -2365,7 +2640,7 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # Setting this variable will cause Mutt to always attempt to # create an inline (traditional) message when replying to a # message which is PGP encrypted/signed inline. This can be -# overridden by use of the pgp-menu, when inline is not +# overridden by use of the pgp menu, when inline is not # required. This option does not automatically detect if the # (replied-to) message is inline; instead it relies on Mutt # internals for previously checked/flagged messages. @@ -2374,13 +2649,30 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # which consist of more than a single MIME part. Mutt can be # configured to ask before sending PGP/MIME messages when inline # (traditional) would not work. -# See also: ``$pgp_mime_auto''. +# +# Also see the $pgp_mime_auto variable. # # Also note that using the old-style PGP message format is strongly # deprecated. # (PGP only) # # +# set pgp_retainable_sigs=no +# +# Name: pgp_retainable_sigs +# Type: boolean +# Default: no +# +# +# If set, signed and encrypted messages will consist of nested +# multipart/signed and multipart/encrypted body parts. +# +# This is useful for applications like encrypted and signed mailing +# lists, where the outer layer (multipart/encrypted) can be easily +# removed, while the inner multipart/signed part is retained. +# (PGP only) +# +# # set pgp_show_unusable=yes # # Name: pgp_show_unusable @@ -2403,33 +2695,22 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # # If you have more than one key pair, this option allows you to specify # which of your private keys to use. It is recommended that you use the -# keyid form to specify your key (e.g., ``0x00112233''). +# keyid form to specify your key (e.g. 0x00112233). # (PGP only) # # -# set pgp_strict_enc=yes +# set pgp_sign_command="" # -# Name: pgp_strict_enc -# Type: boolean -# Default: yes -# -# -# If set, Mutt will automatically encode PGP/MIME signed messages as -# quoted-printable. Please note that unsetting this variable may -# lead to problems with non-verifyable PGP signatures, so only change -# this if you know what you are doing. -# (PGP only) -# +# Name: pgp_sign_command +# Type: string +# Default: "" # -# set pgp_timeout=300 -# -# Name: pgp_timeout -# Type: number -# Default: 300 # +# This command is used to create the detached PGP signature for a +# multipart/signed PGP/MIME body part. # -# The number of seconds after which a cached passphrase will expire if -# not used. +# This is a format string, see the $pgp_decode_command command for +# possible printf(3)-like sequences. # (PGP only) # # @@ -2440,9 +2721,8 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # Default: address # # -# Specifies how the entries in the `pgp keys' menu are sorted. The +# Specifies how the entries in the pgp menu are sorted. The # following are legal values: -# # address sort alphabetically by user id # keyid sort alphabetically by key id # date sort by key creation date @@ -2450,78 +2730,44 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # # # If you prefer reverse order of the above values, prefix it with -# `reverse-'. +# ``reverse-''. # (PGP only) # # -# set pgp_mime_auto=ask-yes +# set pgp_strict_enc=yes # -# Name: pgp_mime_auto -# Type: quadoption -# Default: ask-yes -# +# Name: pgp_strict_enc +# Type: boolean +# Default: yes # -# This option controls whether Mutt will prompt you for -# automatically sending a (signed/encrypted) message using -# PGP/MIME when inline (traditional) fails (for any reason). # -# Also note that using the old-style PGP message format is strongly -# deprecated. +# If set, Mutt will automatically encode PGP/MIME signed messages as +# quoted-printable. Please note that unsetting this variable may +# lead to problems with non-verifyable PGP signatures, so only change +# this if you know what you are doing. # (PGP only) # # -# set pgp_auto_decode=no -# -# Name: pgp_auto_decode -# Type: boolean -# Default: no -# -# -# If set, mutt will automatically attempt to decrypt traditional PGP -# messages whenever the user performs an operation which ordinarily would -# result in the contents of the message being operated on. For example, -# if the user displays a pgp-traditional message which has not been manually -# checked with the check-traditional-pgp function, mutt will automatically -# check the message for traditional pgp. -# -# -# set pgp_decode_command="" +# set pgp_timeout=300 # -# Name: pgp_decode_command -# Type: string -# Default: "" -# -# -# This format strings specifies a command which is used to decode -# application/pgp attachments. -# -# The PGP command formats have their own set of printf-like sequences: -# -# %p Expands to PGPPASSFD=0 when a pass phrase is needed, to an empty -# string otherwise. Note: This may be used with a %? construct. -# %f Expands to the name of a file containing a message. -# %s Expands to the name of a file containing the signature part -# of a multipart/signed attachment when verifying it. -# %a The value of $pgp_sign_as. -# %r One or more key IDs. +# Name: pgp_timeout +# Type: number +# Default: 300 # # -# For examples on how to configure these formats for the various versions -# of PGP which are floating around, see the pgp*.rc and gpg.rc files in -# the samples/ subdirectory which has been installed on your system -# alongside the documentation. +# The number of seconds after which a cached passphrase will expire if +# not used. # (PGP only) # # -# set pgp_getkeys_command="" +# set pgp_use_gpg_agent=no # -# Name: pgp_getkeys_command -# Type: string -# Default: "" +# Name: pgp_use_gpg_agent +# Type: boolean +# Default: no # # -# This command is invoked whenever mutt will need public key information. -# %r is the only printf-like sequence used with this format. +# If set, mutt will use a possibly-running gpg-agent(1) process. # (PGP only) # # @@ -2533,1334 +2779,1166 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # # # This command is used to verify PGP signatures. +# +# This is a format string, see the $pgp_decode_command command for +# possible printf(3)-like sequences. # (PGP only) # # -# set pgp_decrypt_command="" +# set pgp_verify_key_command="" # -# Name: pgp_decrypt_command +# Name: pgp_verify_key_command # Type: string # Default: "" # # -# This command is used to decrypt a PGP encrypted message. +# This command is used to verify key information from the key selection +# menu. +# +# This is a format string, see the $pgp_decode_command command for +# possible printf(3)-like sequences. # (PGP only) # # -# set pgp_clearsign_command="" +# set pipe_decode=no # -# Name: pgp_clearsign_command -# Type: string -# Default: "" +# Name: pipe_decode +# Type: boolean +# Default: no # # -# This format is used to create a old-style "clearsigned" PGP -# message. Note that the use of this format is strongly -# deprecated. -# (PGP only) +# Used in connection with the command. When unset, +# Mutt will pipe the messages without any preprocessing. When set, Mutt +# will weed headers and will attempt to decode the messages +# first. # # -# set pgp_sign_command="" +# set pipe_sep="\n" # -# Name: pgp_sign_command +# Name: pipe_sep # Type: string -# Default: "" +# Default: "\n" # # -# This command is used to create the detached PGP signature for a -# multipart/signed PGP/MIME body part. -# (PGP only) +# The separator to add between messages when piping a list of tagged +# messages to an external Unix command. # # -# set pgp_encrypt_sign_command="" +# set pipe_split=no # -# Name: pgp_encrypt_sign_command -# Type: string -# Default: "" +# Name: pipe_split +# Type: boolean +# Default: no # # -# This command is used to both sign and encrypt a body part. -# (PGP only) +# Used in connection with the function following +# . If this variable is unset, when piping a list of +# tagged messages Mutt will concatenate the messages and will pipe them +# all concatenated. When set, Mutt will pipe the messages one by one. +# In both cases the messages are piped in the current sorted order, +# and the $pipe_sep separator is added after each message. # # -# set pgp_encrypt_only_command="" +# set pop_auth_try_all=yes # -# Name: pgp_encrypt_only_command -# Type: string -# Default: "" +# Name: pop_auth_try_all +# Type: boolean +# Default: yes # # -# This command is used to encrypt a body part without signing it. -# (PGP only) +# If set, Mutt will try all available authentication methods. +# When unset, Mutt will only fall back to other authentication +# methods if the previous methods are unavailable. If a method is +# available but authentication fails, Mutt will not connect to the POP server. # # -# set pgp_import_command="" +# set pop_authenticators="" # -# Name: pgp_import_command +# Name: pop_authenticators # Type: string # Default: "" # # -# This command is used to import a key from a message into -# the user's public key ring. -# (PGP only) +# This is a colon-delimited list of authentication methods mutt may +# attempt to use to log in to an POP server, in the order mutt should +# try them. Authentication methods are either ``user'', ``apop'' or any +# SASL mechanism, eg ``digest-md5'', ``gssapi'' or ``cram-md5''. +# This option is case-insensitive. If this option is unset +# (the default) mutt will try all available methods, in order from +# most-secure to least-secure. # +# Example: +# set pop_authenticators="digest-md5:apop:user" # -# set pgp_export_command="" +# +# set pop_checkinterval=60 # -# Name: pgp_export_command -# Type: string -# Default: "" +# Name: pop_checkinterval +# Type: number +# Default: 60 # # -# This command is used to export a public key from the user's -# key ring. -# (PGP only) +# This variable configures how often (in seconds) mutt should look for +# new mail in the currently selected mailbox if it is a POP mailbox. # # -# set pgp_verify_key_command="" +# set pop_delete=ask-no # -# Name: pgp_verify_key_command -# Type: string -# Default: "" +# Name: pop_delete +# Type: quadoption +# Default: ask-no # # -# This command is used to verify key information from the key selection -# menu. -# (PGP only) +# If set, Mutt will delete successfully downloaded messages from the POP +# server when using the function. When unset, Mutt will +# download messages but also leave them on the POP server. # # -# set pgp_list_secring_command="" +# set pop_host="" # -# Name: pgp_list_secring_command +# Name: pop_host # Type: string # Default: "" # # -# This command is used to list the secret key ring's contents. The -# output format must be analogous to the one used by -# gpg --list-keys --with-colons. +# The name of your POP server for the function. You +# can also specify an alternative port, username and password, ie: +# [pop[s]://][username[:password]@]popserver[:port] # -# This format is also generated by the pgpring utility which comes -# with mutt. -# (PGP only) +# where ``[...]'' denotes an optional part. # # -# set pgp_list_pubring_command="" +# set pop_last=no # -# Name: pgp_list_pubring_command -# Type: string -# Default: "" -# +# Name: pop_last +# Type: boolean +# Default: no # -# This command is used to list the public key ring's contents. The -# output format must be analogous to the one used by -# gpg --list-keys --with-colons. # -# This format is also generated by the pgpring utility which comes -# with mutt. -# (PGP only) +# If this variable is set, mutt will try to use the ``LAST'' POP command +# for retrieving only unread messages from the POP server when using +# the function. # # -# set forward_decrypt=yes +# set pop_pass="" # -# Name: forward_decrypt -# Type: boolean -# Default: yes +# Name: pop_pass +# Type: string +# Default: "" # # -# Controls the handling of encrypted messages when forwarding a message. -# When set, the outer layer of encryption is stripped off. This -# variable is only used if ``$mime_forward'' is set and -# ``$mime_forward_decode'' is unset. -# (PGP only) +# Specifies the password for your POP account. If unset, Mutt will +# prompt you for your password when you open a POP mailbox. +# +# Warning: you should only use this option when you are on a +# fairly secure machine, because the superuser can read your muttrc +# even if you are the only one who can read the file. # # -# set smime_timeout=300 +# set pop_reconnect=ask-yes # -# Name: smime_timeout -# Type: number -# Default: 300 +# Name: pop_reconnect +# Type: quadoption +# Default: ask-yes # # -# The number of seconds after which a cached passphrase will expire if -# not used. -# (S/MIME only) +# Controls whether or not Mutt will try to reconnect to the POP server if +# the connection is lost. # # -# set smime_encrypt_with="" +# set pop_user="" # -# Name: smime_encrypt_with +# Name: pop_user # Type: string # Default: "" # # -# This sets the algorithm that should be used for encryption. -# Valid choices are "des", "des3", "rc2-40", "rc2-64", "rc2-128". -# If unset "3des" (TripleDES) is used. -# (S/MIME only) +# Your login name on the POP server. # +# This variable defaults to your user name on the local machine. # -# set smime_keys="" +# +# set post_indent_string="" # -# Name: smime_keys -# Type: path +# Name: post_indent_string +# Type: string # Default: "" # # -# Since there is no pubring/secring as with PGP, mutt has to handle -# storage ad retrieval of keys/certs by itself. This is very basic right now, -# and stores keys and certificates in two different directories, both -# named as the hash-value retrieved from OpenSSL. There is an index file -# which contains mailbox-address keyid pair, and which can be manually -# edited. This one points to the location of the private keys. -# (S/MIME only) +# Similar to the $attribution variable, Mutt will append this +# string after the inclusion of a message which is being replied to. # # -# set smime_ca_location="" +# set postpone=ask-yes # -# Name: smime_ca_location -# Type: path -# Default: "" +# Name: postpone +# Type: quadoption +# Default: ask-yes # # -# This variable contains the name of either a directory, or a file which -# contains trusted certificates for use with OpenSSL. -# (S/MIME only) +# Controls whether or not messages are saved in the $postponed +# mailbox when you elect not to send immediately. # +# Also see the $recall variable. # -# set smime_certificates="" +# +# set postponed="~/postponed" # -# Name: smime_certificates +# Name: postponed # Type: path -# Default: "" +# Default: "~/postponed" # # -# Since there is no pubring/secring as with PGP, mutt has to handle -# storage and retrieval of keys by itself. This is very basic right -# now, and keys and certificates are stored in two different -# directories, both named as the hash-value retrieved from -# OpenSSL. There is an index file which contains mailbox-address -# keyid pairs, and which can be manually edited. This one points to -# the location of the certificates. -# (S/MIME only) +# Mutt allows you to indefinitely ``postpone sending a message'' which +# you are editing. When you choose to postpone a message, Mutt saves it +# in the mailbox specified by this variable. # +# Also see the $postpone variable. # -# set smime_decrypt_command="" +# +# set preconnect="" # -# Name: smime_decrypt_command +# Name: preconnect # Type: string # Default: "" # # -# This format string specifies a command which is used to decrypt -# application/x-pkcs7-mime attachments. +# If set, a shell command to be executed if mutt fails to establish +# a connection to the server. This is useful for setting up secure +# connections, e.g. with ssh(1). If the command returns a nonzero +# status, mutt gives up opening the server. Example: +# set preconnect="ssh -f -q -L 1234:mailhost.net:143 mailhost.net \ +# sleep 20 < /dev/null > /dev/null" # -# The OpenSSL command formats have their own set of printf-like sequences -# similar to PGP's: +# Mailbox ``foo'' on ``mailhost.net'' can now be reached +# as ``{localhost:1234}foo''. # -# %f Expands to the name of a file containing a message. -# %s Expands to the name of a file containing the signature part -# of a multipart/signed attachment when verifying it. -# %k The key-pair specified with $smime_default_key -# %c One or more certificate IDs. -# %a The algorithm used for encryption. -# %C CA location: Depending on whether $smime_ca_location -# points to a directory or file, this expands to -# "-CApath $smime_ca_location" or "-CAfile $smime_ca_location". -# -# -# For examples on how to configure these formats, see the smime.rc in -# the samples/ subdirectory which has been installed on your system -# alongside the documentation. -# (S/MIME only) +# Note: For this example to work, you must be able to log in to the +# remote machine without having to enter a password. # # -# set smime_verify_command="" +# set print=ask-no # -# Name: smime_verify_command -# Type: string -# Default: "" +# Name: print +# Type: quadoption +# Default: ask-no # # -# This command is used to verify S/MIME signatures of type multipart/signed. -# (S/MIME only) +# Controls whether or not Mutt really prints messages. +# This is set to ``ask-no'' by default, because some people +# accidentally hit ``p'' often. # # -# set smime_verify_opaque_command="" +# set print_command="lpr" # -# Name: smime_verify_opaque_command -# Type: string -# Default: "" +# Name: print_command +# Type: path +# Default: "lpr" # # -# This command is used to verify S/MIME signatures of type -# application/x-pkcs7-mime. -# (S/MIME only) +# This specifies the command pipe that should be used to print messages. # # -# set smime_sign_command="" +# set print_decode=yes # -# Name: smime_sign_command -# Type: string -# Default: "" +# Name: print_decode +# Type: boolean +# Default: yes # # -# This command is used to created S/MIME signatures of type -# multipart/signed, which can be read by all mail clients. -# (S/MIME only) +# Used in connection with the command. If this +# option is set, the message is decoded before it is passed to the +# external command specified by $print_command. If this option +# is unset, no processing will be applied to the message when +# printing it. The latter setting may be useful if you are using +# some advanced printer filter which is able to properly format +# e-mail messages for printing. # # -# set smime_sign_opaque_command="" +# set print_split=no # -# Name: smime_sign_opaque_command -# Type: string -# Default: "" +# Name: print_split +# Type: boolean +# Default: no # # -# This command is used to created S/MIME signatures of type -# application/x-pkcs7-signature, which can only be handled by mail -# clients supporting the S/MIME extension. -# (S/MIME only) +# Used in connection with the command. If this option +# is set, the command specified by $print_command is executed once for +# each message which is to be printed. If this option is unset, +# the command specified by $print_command is executed only once, and +# all the messages are concatenated, with a form feed as the message +# separator. +# +# Those who use the enscript(1) program's mail-printing mode will +# most likely want to set this option. # # -# set smime_encrypt_command="" +# set prompt_after=yes # -# Name: smime_encrypt_command -# Type: string -# Default: "" +# Name: prompt_after +# Type: boolean +# Default: yes # # -# This command is used to create encrypted S/MIME messages. -# (S/MIME only) +# If you use an external $pager, setting this variable will +# cause Mutt to prompt you for a command when the pager exits rather +# than returning to the index menu. If unset, Mutt will return to the +# index menu when the external pager exits. # # -# set smime_pk7out_command="" +# set query_command="" # -# Name: smime_pk7out_command -# Type: string +# Name: query_command +# Type: path # Default: "" # # -# This command is used to extract PKCS7 structures of S/MIME signatures, -# in order to extract the public X509 certificate(s). -# (S/MIME only) +# This specifies the command that mutt will use to make external address +# queries. The string should contain a ``%s'', which will be substituted +# with the query string the user types. See ``query'' for more +# information. # # -# set smime_get_cert_command="" +# set query_format="%4c %t %-25.25a %-25.25n %?e?(%e)?" # -# Name: smime_get_cert_command +# Name: query_format # Type: string -# Default: "" -# +# Default: "%4c %t %-25.25a %-25.25n %?e?(%e)?" # -# This command is used to extract X509 certificates from a PKCS7 structure. -# (S/MIME only) # +# This variable describes the format of the ``query'' menu. The +# following printf(3)-style sequences are understood: +# %a destination address +# %c current entry number +# %e extra information * +# %n destination name +# %t ``*'' if current entry is tagged, a space otherwise +# %>X right justify the rest of the string and pad with ``X'' +# %|X pad to the end of the line with ``X'' +# %*X soft-fill with character ``X'' as pad # -# set smime_get_signer_cert_command="" -# -# Name: smime_get_signer_cert_command -# Type: string -# Default: "" # +# For an explanation of ``soft-fill'', see the $index_format documentation. # -# This command is used to extract only the signers X509 certificate from a S/MIME -# signature, so that the certificate's owner may get compared to the -# email's 'From'-field. -# (S/MIME only) +# * = can be optionally printed if nonzero, see the $status_format documentation. # # -# set smime_import_cert_command="" +# set quit=yes # -# Name: smime_import_cert_command -# Type: string -# Default: "" +# Name: quit +# Type: quadoption +# Default: yes # # -# This command is used to import a certificate via smime_keys. -# (S/MIME only) +# This variable controls whether ``quit'' and ``exit'' actually quit +# from mutt. If this option is set, they do quit, if it is unset, they +# have no effect, and if it is set to ask-yes or ask-no, you are +# prompted for confirmation when you try to quit. # # -# set smime_get_cert_email_command="" +# set quote_regexp="^([ \t]*[|>:}#])+" # -# Name: smime_get_cert_email_command -# Type: string -# Default: "" -# -# -# This command is used to extract the mail address(es) used for storing -# X509 certificates, and for verification purposes (to check whether the -# certificate was issued for the sender's mailbox). -# (S/MIME only) +# Name: quote_regexp +# Type: regular expression +# Default: "^([ \t]*[|>:}#])+" # # -# set smime_default_key="" -# -# Name: smime_default_key -# Type: string -# Default: "" +# A regular expression used in the internal pager to determine quoted +# sections of text in the body of a message. Quoted text may be filtered +# out using the command, or colored according to the +# ``color quoted'' family of directives. # +# Higher levels of quoting may be colored differently (``color quoted1'', +# ``color quoted2'', etc.). The quoting level is determined by removing +# the last character from the matched text and recursively reapplying +# the regular expression until it fails to produce a match. # -# This is the default key-pair to use for signing. This must be set to the -# keyid (the hash-value that OpenSSL generates) to work properly -# (S/MIME only) +# Match detection may be overridden by the $smileys regular expression. # # -# set ssl_client_cert="" +# set read_inc=10 # -# Name: ssl_client_cert -# Type: path -# Default: "" +# Name: read_inc +# Type: number +# Default: 10 # # -# The file containing a client certificate and its associated private -# key. +# If set to a value greater than 0, Mutt will display which message it +# is currently on when reading a mailbox or when performing search actions +# such as search and limit. The message is printed after +# this many messages have been read or searched (e.g., if set to 25, Mutt will +# print a message when it is at message 25, and then again when it gets +# to message 50). This variable is meant to indicate progress when +# reading or searching large mailboxes which may take some time. +# When set to 0, only a single message will appear before the reading +# the mailbox. # +# Also see the $write_inc, $net_inc and $time_inc variables and the +# ``tuning'' section of the manual for performance considerations. # -# set ssl_force_tls=no +# +# set read_only=no # -# Name: ssl_force_tls +# Name: read_only # Type: boolean # Default: no # # -# If this variable is set, Mutt will require that all connections -# to remote servers be encrypted. Furthermore it will attempt to -# negotiate TLS even if the server does not advertise the capability, -# since it would otherwise have to abort the connection anyway. This -# option supersedes ``$ssl_starttls''. +# If set, all folders are opened in read-only mode. # # -# set ssl_starttls=yes +# set realname="" # -# Name: ssl_starttls -# Type: quadoption -# Default: yes +# Name: realname +# Type: string +# Default: "" # # -# If set (the default), mutt will attempt to use STARTTLS on servers -# advertising the capability. When unset, mutt will not attempt to -# use STARTTLS regardless of the server's capabilities. +# This variable specifies what ``real'' or ``personal'' name should be used +# when sending messages. +# +# By default, this is the GECOS field from /etc/passwd. Note that this +# variable will not be used when the user has set a real name +# in the $from variable. # # -# set certificate_file="~/.mutt_certificates" +# set recall=ask-yes # -# Name: certificate_file -# Type: path -# Default: "~/.mutt_certificates" +# Name: recall +# Type: quadoption +# Default: ask-yes # # -# This variable specifies the file where the certificates you trust -# are saved. When an unknown certificate is encountered, you are asked -# if you accept it or not. If you accept it, the certificate can also -# be saved in this file and further connections are automatically -# accepted. +# Controls whether or not Mutt recalls postponed messages +# when composing a new message. # -# You can also manually add CA certificates in this file. Any server -# certificate that is signed with one of these CA certificates are -# also automatically accepted. +# Setting this variable to is not generally useful, and thus not +# recommended. # -# Example: set certificate_file=~/.mutt/certificates +# Also see $postponed variable. # # -# set ssl_usesystemcerts=yes +# set record="~/sent" # -# Name: ssl_usesystemcerts -# Type: boolean -# Default: yes +# Name: record +# Type: path +# Default: "~/sent" # # -# If set to yes, mutt will use CA certificates in the -# system-wide certificate store when checking if server certificate -# is signed by a trusted CA. +# This specifies the file into which your outgoing messages should be +# appended. (This is meant as the primary method for saving a copy of +# your messages, but another way to do this is using the ``my_hdr'' +# command to create a ``Bcc:'' field with your email address in it.) # +# The value of $record is overridden by the $force_name and +# $save_name variables, and the ``fcc-hook'' command. # -# set entropy_file="" +# +# set reply_regexp="^(re([\\[0-9\\]+])*|aw):[ \t]*" # -# Name: entropy_file -# Type: path -# Default: "" +# Name: reply_regexp +# Type: regular expression +# Default: "^(re([\\[0-9\\]+])*|aw):[ \t]*" # # -# The file which includes random data that is used to initialize SSL -# library functions. +# A regular expression used to recognize reply messages when threading +# and replying. The default value corresponds to the English "Re:" and +# the German "Aw:". # # -# set ssl_use_sslv2=yes +# set reply_self=no # -# Name: ssl_use_sslv2 +# Name: reply_self # Type: boolean -# Default: yes -# +# Default: no # -# This variables specifies whether to attempt to use SSLv2 in the -# SSL authentication process. # +# If unset and you are replying to a message sent by you, Mutt will +# assume that you want to reply to the recipients of that message rather +# than to yourself. # -# set ssl_use_sslv3=yes -# -# Name: ssl_use_sslv3 -# Type: boolean -# Default: yes +# Also see the ``alternates'' command. # # -# This variables specifies whether to attempt to use SSLv3 in the -# SSL authentication process. +# set reply_to=ask-yes +# +# Name: reply_to +# Type: quadoption +# Default: ask-yes # # -# set ssl_use_tlsv1=yes +# If set, when replying to a message, Mutt will use the address listed +# in the Reply-to: header as the recipient of the reply. If unset, +# it will use the address in the From: header field instead. This +# option is useful for reading a mailing list that sets the Reply-To: +# header field to the list address and you want to send a private +# message to the author of a message. +# +# +# set resolve=yes # -# Name: ssl_use_tlsv1 +# Name: resolve # Type: boolean # Default: yes # # -# This variables specifies whether to attempt to use TLSv1 in the -# SSL authentication process. +# When set, the cursor will be automatically advanced to the next +# (possibly undeleted) message whenever a command that modifies the +# current message is executed. # # -# set ssl_min_dh_prime_bits=0 +# set reverse_alias=no # -# Name: ssl_min_dh_prime_bits -# Type: number -# Default: 0 +# Name: reverse_alias +# Type: boolean +# Default: no # # -# This variable specifies the minimum acceptable prime size (in bits) -# for use in any Diffie-Hellman key exchange. A value of 0 will use -# the default from the GNUTLS library. +# This variable controls whether or not Mutt will display the ``personal'' +# name from your aliases in the index menu if it finds an alias that +# matches the message's sender. For example, if you have the following +# alias: +# alias juser abd30425@somewhere.net (Joe User) # +# and then you receive mail which contains the following header: +# From: abd30425@somewhere.net # -# set ssl_ca_certificates_file="" +# It would be displayed in the index menu as ``Joe User'' instead of +# ``abd30425@somewhere.net.'' This is useful when the person's e-mail +# address is not human friendly. +# +# +# set reverse_name=no # -# Name: ssl_ca_certificates_file -# Type: path -# Default: "" +# Name: reverse_name +# Type: boolean +# Default: no # # -# This variable specifies a file containing trusted CA certificates. -# Any server certificate that is signed with one of these CA -# certificates are also automatically accepted. +# It may sometimes arrive that you receive mail to a certain machine, +# move the messages to another machine, and reply to some the messages +# from there. If this variable is set, the default From: line of +# the reply messages is built using the address where you received the +# messages you are replying to if that address matches your +# ``alternates''. If the variable is unset, or the address that would be +# used doesn't match your ``alternates'', the From: line will use +# your address on the current machine. # -# Example: set ssl_ca_certificates_file=/etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt +# Also see the ``alternates'' command. # # -# set pipe_split=no +# set reverse_realname=yes # -# Name: pipe_split +# Name: reverse_realname # Type: boolean -# Default: no +# Default: yes # # -# Used in connection with the pipe-message command and the ``tag- -# prefix'' operator. If this variable is unset, when piping a list of -# tagged messages Mutt will concatenate the messages and will pipe them -# as a single folder. When set, Mutt will pipe the messages one by one. -# In both cases the messages are piped in the current sorted order, -# and the ``$pipe_sep'' separator is added after each message. +# This variable fine-tunes the behaviour of the $reverse_name feature. +# When it is set, mutt will use the address from incoming messages as-is, +# possibly including eventual real names. When it is unset, mutt will +# override any such real names with the setting of the $realname variable. # # -# set pipe_decode=no +# set rfc2047_parameters=no # -# Name: pipe_decode +# Name: rfc2047_parameters # Type: boolean # Default: no # # -# Used in connection with the pipe-message command. When unset, -# Mutt will pipe the messages without any preprocessing. When set, Mutt -# will weed headers and will attempt to PGP/MIME decode the messages -# first. -# +# When this variable is set, Mutt will decode RFC2047-encoded MIME +# parameters. You want to set this variable when mutt suggests you +# to save attachments to files named like: +# =?iso-8859-1?Q?file=5F=E4=5F991116=2Ezip?= # -# set pipe_sep="\n" -# -# Name: pipe_sep -# Type: string -# Default: "\n" +# When this variable is set interactively, the change won't be +# active until you change folders. # +# Note that this use of RFC2047's encoding is explicitly +# prohibited by the standard, but nevertheless encountered in the +# wild. # -# The separator to add between messages when piping a list of tagged -# messages to an external Unix command. +# Also note that setting this parameter will not have the effect +# that mutt generates this kind of encoding. Instead, mutt will +# unconditionally use the encoding specified in RFC2231. # # -# set pop_authenticators="" +# set save_address=no # -# Name: pop_authenticators -# Type: string -# Default: "" -# +# Name: save_address +# Type: boolean +# Default: no # -# This is a colon-delimited list of authentication methods mutt may -# attempt to use to log in to an POP server, in the order mutt should -# try them. Authentication methods are either 'user', 'apop' or any -# SASL mechanism, eg 'digest-md5', 'gssapi' or 'cram-md5'. -# This parameter is case-insensitive. If this parameter is unset -# (the default) mutt will try all available methods, in order from -# most-secure to least-secure. # -# Example: set pop_authenticators="digest-md5:apop:user" +# If set, mutt will take the sender's full address when choosing a +# default folder for saving a mail. If $save_name or $force_name +# is set too, the selection of the Fcc folder will be changed as well. # # -# set pop_auth_try_all=yes +# set save_empty=yes # -# Name: pop_auth_try_all +# Name: save_empty # Type: boolean # Default: yes # # -# If set, Mutt will try all available methods. When unset, Mutt will -# only fall back to other authentication methods if the previous -# methods are unavailable. If a method is available but authentication -# fails, Mutt will not connect to the POP server. +# When unset, mailboxes which contain no saved messages will be removed +# when closed (the exception is $spoolfile which is never removed). +# If set, mailboxes are never removed. +# +# Note: This only applies to mbox and MMDF folders, Mutt does not +# delete MH and Maildir directories. # # -# set pop_checkinterval=60 +# set save_history=0 # -# Name: pop_checkinterval +# Name: save_history # Type: number -# Default: 60 +# Default: 0 # # -# This variable configures how often (in seconds) mutt should look for -# new mail in the currently selected mailbox if it is a POP mailbox. +# This variable controls the size of the history (per category) saved in the +# $history_file file. # # -# set pop_delete=ask-no +# set save_name=no # -# Name: pop_delete -# Type: quadoption -# Default: ask-no +# Name: save_name +# Type: boolean +# Default: no # # -# If set, Mutt will delete successfully downloaded messages from the POP -# server when using the fetch-mail function. When unset, Mutt will -# download messages but also leave them on the POP server. +# This variable controls how copies of outgoing messages are saved. +# When set, a check is made to see if a mailbox specified by the +# recipient address exists (this is done by searching for a mailbox in +# the $folder directory with the username part of the +# recipient address). If the mailbox exists, the outgoing message will +# be saved to that mailbox, otherwise the message is saved to the +# $record mailbox. # +# Also see the $force_name variable. # -# set pop_host="" -# -# Name: pop_host -# Type: string -# Default: "" # +# set score=yes +# +# Name: score +# Type: boolean +# Default: yes # -# The name of your POP server for the fetch-mail function. You -# can also specify an alternative port, username and password, ie: # -# [pop[s]://][username[:password]@]popserver[:port] +# When this variable is unset, scoring is turned off. This can +# be useful to selectively disable scoring for certain folders when the +# $score_threshold_delete variable and related are used. # # -# set pop_last=no +# set score_threshold_delete=-1 # -# Name: pop_last -# Type: boolean -# Default: no +# Name: score_threshold_delete +# Type: number +# Default: -1 # # -# If this variable is set, mutt will try to use the "LAST" POP command -# for retrieving only unread messages from the POP server when using -# the fetch-mail function. +# Messages which have been assigned a score equal to or lower than the value +# of this variable are automatically marked for deletion by mutt. Since +# mutt scores are always greater than or equal to zero, the default setting +# of this variable will never mark a message for deletion. # # -# set pop_reconnect=ask-yes +# set score_threshold_flag=9999 # -# Name: pop_reconnect -# Type: quadoption -# Default: ask-yes +# Name: score_threshold_flag +# Type: number +# Default: 9999 # # -# Controls whether or not Mutt will try to reconnect to POP server if -# the connection is lost. +# Messages which have been assigned a score greater than or equal to this +# variable's value are automatically marked "flagged". # # -# set pop_user="" +# set score_threshold_read=-1 # -# Name: pop_user -# Type: string -# Default: "" -# +# Name: score_threshold_read +# Type: number +# Default: -1 # -# Your login name on the POP server. # -# This variable defaults to your user name on the local machine. +# Messages which have been assigned a score equal to or lower than the value +# of this variable are automatically marked as read by mutt. Since +# mutt scores are always greater than or equal to zero, the default setting +# of this variable will never mark a message read. # # -# set pop_pass="" +# set search_context=0 # -# Name: pop_pass -# Type: string -# Default: "" +# Name: search_context +# Type: number +# Default: 0 # # -# Specifies the password for your POP account. If unset, Mutt will -# prompt you for your password when you open POP mailbox. -# Warning: you should only use this option when you are on a -# fairly secure machine, because the superuser can read your muttrc -# even if you are the only one who can read the file. +# For the pager, this variable specifies the number of lines shown +# before search results. By default, search results will be top-aligned. # # -# set post_indent_string="" +# set send_charset="us-ascii:iso-8859-1:utf-8" # -# Name: post_indent_string +# Name: send_charset # Type: string -# Default: "" +# Default: "us-ascii:iso-8859-1:utf-8" # # -# Similar to the ``$attribution'' variable, Mutt will append this -# string after the inclusion of a message which is being replied to. +# A colon-delimited list of character sets for outgoing messages. Mutt will use the +# first character set into which the text can be converted exactly. +# If your $charset is not ``iso-8859-1'' and recipients may not +# understand ``UTF-8'', it is advisable to include in the list an +# appropriate widely used standard character set (such as +# ``iso-8859-2'', ``koi8-r'' or ``iso-2022-jp'') either instead of or after +# ``iso-8859-1''. # +# In case the text cannot be converted into one of these exactly, +# mutt uses $charset as a fallback. # -# set postpone=ask-yes +# +# set sendmail="/usr/sbin/sendmail -oem -oi" # -# Name: postpone -# Type: quadoption -# Default: ask-yes +# Name: sendmail +# Type: path +# Default: "/usr/sbin/sendmail -oem -oi" # # -# Controls whether or not messages are saved in the ``$postponed'' -# mailbox when you elect not to send immediately. Also see the -# ``$recall'' variable. +# Specifies the program and arguments used to deliver mail sent by Mutt. +# Mutt expects that the specified program interprets additional +# arguments as recipient addresses. # # -# set postponed="~/postponed" +# set sendmail_wait=0 # -# Name: postponed -# Type: path -# Default: "~/postponed" +# Name: sendmail_wait +# Type: number +# Default: 0 # # -# Mutt allows you to indefinitely ``postpone sending a message'' which -# you are editing. When you choose to postpone a message, Mutt saves it -# in the mailbox specified by this variable. Also see the ``$postpone'' -# variable. +# Specifies the number of seconds to wait for the $sendmail process +# to finish before giving up and putting delivery in the background. # +# Mutt interprets the value of this variable as follows: +# >0 number of seconds to wait for sendmail to finish before continuing +# 0 wait forever for sendmail to finish +# <0 always put sendmail in the background without waiting # -# set preconnect="" -# -# Name: preconnect -# Type: string -# Default: "" # +# Note that if you specify a value other than 0, the output of the child +# process will be put in a temporary file. If there is some error, you +# will be informed as to where to find the output. # -# If set, a shell command to be executed if mutt fails to establish -# a connection to the server. This is useful for setting up secure -# connections, e.g. with ssh(1). If the command returns a nonzero -# status, mutt gives up opening the server. Example: # -# preconnect="ssh -f -q -L 1234:mailhost.net:143 mailhost.net -# sleep 20 < /dev/null > /dev/null" +# set shell="" +# +# Name: shell +# Type: path +# Default: "" # -# Mailbox 'foo' on mailhost.net can now be reached -# as '{localhost:1234}foo'. # -# NOTE: For this example to work, you must be able to log in to the -# remote machine without having to enter a password. +# Command to use when spawning a subshell. By default, the user's login +# shell from /etc/passwd is used. # # -# set print=ask-no -# -# Name: print -# Type: quadoption -# Default: ask-no -# -# -# Controls whether or not Mutt really prints messages. -# This is set to ask-no by default, because some people -# accidentally hit ``p'' often (like me). -# -# -# set print_command="lpr" -# -# Name: print_command -# Type: path -# Default: "lpr" -# -# -# This specifies the command pipe that should be used to print messages. -# -# -# set print_decode=yes +# set sig_dashes=yes # -# Name: print_decode +# Name: sig_dashes # Type: boolean # Default: yes # # -# Used in connection with the print-message command. If this -# option is set, the message is decoded before it is passed to the -# external command specified by $print_command. If this option -# is unset, no processing will be applied to the message when -# printing it. The latter setting may be useful if you are using -# some advanced printer filter which is able to properly format -# e-mail messages for printing. +# If set, a line containing ``-- '' (note the trailing space) will be inserted before your +# $signature. It is strongly recommended that you not unset +# this variable unless your signature contains just your name. The +# reason for this is because many software packages use ``-- \n'' to +# detect your signature. For example, Mutt has the ability to highlight +# the signature in a different color in the builtin pager. # # -# set print_split=no +# set sig_on_top=no # -# Name: print_split +# Name: sig_on_top # Type: boolean # Default: no # # -# Used in connection with the print-message command. If this option -# is set, the command specified by $print_command is executed once for -# each message which is to be printed. If this option is unset, -# the command specified by $print_command is executed only once, and -# all the messages are concatenated, with a form feed as the message -# separator. -# -# Those who use the enscript(1) program's mail-printing mode will -# most likely want to set this option. -# -# -# set prompt_after=yes -# -# Name: prompt_after -# Type: boolean -# Default: yes -# -# -# If you use an external ``$pager'', setting this variable will -# cause Mutt to prompt you for a command when the pager exits rather -# than returning to the index menu. If unset, Mutt will return to the -# index menu when the external pager exits. +# If set, the signature will be included before any quoted or forwarded +# text. It is strongly recommended that you do not set this variable +# unless you really know what you are doing, and are prepared to take +# some heat from netiquette guardians. # # -# set query_command="" +# set signature="~/.signature" # -# Name: query_command +# Name: signature # Type: path -# Default: "" +# Default: "~/.signature" # # -# This specifies the command that mutt will use to make external address -# queries. The string should contain a %s, which will be substituted -# with the query string the user types. See ``query'' for more -# information. +# Specifies the filename of your signature, which is appended to all +# outgoing messages. If the filename ends with a pipe (``|''), it is +# assumed that filename is a shell command and input should be read from +# its standard output. # # -# set query_format="%4c %t %-25.25a %-25.25n %?e?(%e)?" +# set simple_search="~f %s | ~s %s" # -# Name: query_format +# Name: simple_search # Type: string -# Default: "%4c %t %-25.25a %-25.25n %?e?(%e)?" -# -# -# This variable describes the format of the `query' menu. The -# following printf-style sequences are understood: -# -# %a destination address -# %c current entry number -# %e extra information * -# %n destination name -# %t ``*'' if current entry is tagged, a space otherwise -# %>X right justify the rest of the string and pad with "X" -# %|X pad to the end of the line with "X" -# %*X soft-fill with character "X" as pad -# -# -# For an explanation of `soft-fill', see the ``$index_format'' documentation. -# -# * = can be optionally printed if nonzero, see the ``$status_format'' documentation. -# -# -# set quit=yes -# -# Name: quit -# Type: quadoption -# Default: yes -# -# -# This variable controls whether ``quit'' and ``exit'' actually quit -# from mutt. If it set to yes, they do quit, if it is set to no, they -# have no effect, and if it is set to ask-yes or ask-no, you are -# prompted for confirmation when you try to quit. -# -# -# set quote_regexp="^([ \t]*[|>:}#])+" -# -# Name: quote_regexp -# Type: regular expression -# Default: "^([ \t]*[|>:}#])+" +# Default: "~f %s | ~s %s" # # -# A regular expression used in the internal-pager to determine quoted -# sections of text in the body of a message. +# Specifies how Mutt should expand a simple search into a real search +# pattern. A simple search is one that does not contain any of the ``~'' pattern +# operators. See ``patterns'' for more information on search patterns. # -# Note: In order to use the quotedx patterns in the -# internal pager, you need to set this to a regular expression that -# matches exactly the quote characters at the beginning of quoted -# lines. +# For example, if you simply type ``joe'' at a search or limit prompt, Mutt +# will automatically expand it to the value specified by this variable by +# replacing ``%s'' with the supplied string. +# For the default value, ``joe'' would be expanded to: ``~f joe | ~s joe''. # # -# set read_inc=10 +# set sleep_time=1 # -# Name: read_inc +# Name: sleep_time # Type: number -# Default: 10 +# Default: 1 # # -# If set to a value greater than 0, Mutt will display which message it -# is currently on when reading a mailbox or when performing search actions -# such as search and limit. The message is printed after -# read_inc messages have been read or searched (e.g., if set to 25, Mutt will -# print a message when it is at message 25, and then again when it gets -# to message 50). This variable is meant to indicate progress when -# reading or searching large mailboxes which may take some time. -# When set to 0, only a single message will appear before the reading -# the mailbox. -# -# Also see the ``$write_inc'' variable and the ``Tuning'' section of the -# manual for performance considerations. +# Specifies time, in seconds, to pause while displaying certain informational +# messages, while moving from folder to folder and after expunging +# messages from the current folder. The default is to pause one second, so +# a value of zero for this option suppresses the pause. # # -# set read_only=no +# set smart_wrap=yes # -# Name: read_only +# Name: smart_wrap # Type: boolean -# Default: no -# -# -# If set, all folders are opened in read-only mode. -# -# -# set realname="" -# -# Name: realname -# Type: string -# Default: "" -# -# -# This variable specifies what "real" or "personal" name should be used -# when sending messages. -# -# By default, this is the GECOS field from /etc/passwd. Note that this -# variable will not be used when the user has set a real name -# in the $from variable. -# -# -# set recall=ask-yes -# -# Name: recall -# Type: quadoption -# Default: ask-yes -# -# -# Controls whether or not Mutt recalls postponed messages -# when composing a new message. Also see ``$postponed''. -# -# Setting this variable to ``yes'' is not generally useful, and thus not -# recommended. -# -# -# set record="~/sent" -# -# Name: record -# Type: path -# Default: "~/sent" +# Default: yes # # -# This specifies the file into which your outgoing messages should be -# appended. (This is meant as the primary method for saving a copy of -# your messages, but another way to do this is using the ``my_hdr'' -# command to create a Bcc: field with your email address in it.) -# -# The value of $record is overridden by the ``$force_name'' and -# ``$save_name'' variables, and the ``fcc-hook'' command. +# Controls the display of lines longer than the screen width in the +# internal pager. If set, long lines are wrapped at a word boundary. If +# unset, lines are simply wrapped at the screen edge. Also see the +# $markers variable. # # -# set reply_regexp="^(re([\\[0-9\\]+])*|aw):[ \t]*" +# set smileys="(>From )|(:[-^]?[][)(><}{|/DP])" # -# Name: reply_regexp +# Name: smileys # Type: regular expression -# Default: "^(re([\\[0-9\\]+])*|aw):[ \t]*" +# Default: "(>From )|(:[-^]?[][)(><}{|/DP])" # # -# A regular expression used to recognize reply messages when threading -# and replying. The default value corresponds to the English "Re:" and -# the German "Aw:". +# The pager uses this variable to catch some common false +# positives of $quote_regexp, most notably smileys and not consider +# a line quoted text if it also matches $smileys. This mostly +# happens at the beginning of a line. # # -# set reply_self=no +# set smime_ask_cert_label=yes # -# Name: reply_self +# Name: smime_ask_cert_label # Type: boolean -# Default: no +# Default: yes # # -# If unset and you are replying to a message sent by you, Mutt will -# assume that you want to reply to the recipients of that message rather -# than to yourself. +# This flag controls whether you want to be asked to enter a label +# for a certificate about to be added to the database or not. It is +# set by default. +# (S/MIME only) # # -# set reply_to=ask-yes +# set smime_ca_location="" # -# Name: reply_to -# Type: quadoption -# Default: ask-yes +# Name: smime_ca_location +# Type: path +# Default: "" # # -# If set, when replying to a message, Mutt will use the address listed -# in the Reply-to: header as the recipient of the reply. If unset, -# it will use the address in the From: header field instead. This -# option is useful for reading a mailing list that sets the Reply-To: -# header field to the list address and you want to send a private -# message to the author of a message. +# This variable contains the name of either a directory, or a file which +# contains trusted certificates for use with OpenSSL. +# (S/MIME only) # # -# set resolve=yes +# set smime_certificates="" # -# Name: resolve -# Type: boolean -# Default: yes +# Name: smime_certificates +# Type: path +# Default: "" # # -# When set, the cursor will be automatically advanced to the next -# (possibly undeleted) message whenever a command that modifies the -# current message is executed. +# Since for S/MIME there is no pubring/secring as with PGP, mutt has to handle +# storage and retrieval of keys by itself. This is very basic right +# now, and keys and certificates are stored in two different +# directories, both named as the hash-value retrieved from +# OpenSSL. There is an index file which contains mailbox-address +# keyid pairs, and which can be manually edited. This option points to +# the location of the certificates. +# (S/MIME only) # # -# set reverse_alias=no +# set smime_decrypt_command="" # -# Name: reverse_alias -# Type: boolean -# Default: no -# -# -# This variable controls whether or not Mutt will display the "personal" -# name from your aliases in the index menu if it finds an alias that -# matches the message's sender. For example, if you have the following -# alias: -# -# alias juser abd30425@somewhere.net (Joe User) -# -# and then you receive mail which contains the following header: -# -# From: abd30425@somewhere.net +# Name: smime_decrypt_command +# Type: string +# Default: "" # -# It would be displayed in the index menu as ``Joe User'' instead of -# ``abd30425@somewhere.net.'' This is useful when the person's e-mail -# address is not human friendly (like CompuServe addresses). # +# This format string specifies a command which is used to decrypt +# application/x-pkcs7-mime attachments. # -# set reverse_name=no -# -# Name: reverse_name -# Type: boolean -# Default: no +# The OpenSSL command formats have their own set of printf(3)-like sequences +# similar to PGP's: +# %f Expands to the name of a file containing a message. +# %s Expands to the name of a file containing the signature part +# of a multipart/signed attachment when verifying it. +# %k The key-pair specified with $smime_default_key +# %c One or more certificate IDs. +# %a The algorithm used for encryption. +# %C CA location: Depending on whether $smime_ca_location +# points to a directory or file, this expands to +# ``-CApath $smime_ca_location'' or ``-CAfile $smime_ca_location''. # # -# It may sometimes arrive that you receive mail to a certain machine, -# move the messages to another machine, and reply to some the messages -# from there. If this variable is set, the default From: line of -# the reply messages is built using the address where you received the -# messages you are replying to if that address matches your -# alternates. If the variable is unset, or the address that would be -# used doesn't match your alternates, the From: line will use -# your address on the current machine. +# For examples on how to configure these formats, see the smime.rc in +# the samples/ subdirectory which has been installed on your system +# alongside the documentation. +# (S/MIME only) # # -# set reverse_realname=yes +# set smime_decrypt_use_default_key=yes # -# Name: reverse_realname +# Name: smime_decrypt_use_default_key # Type: boolean # Default: yes # # -# This variable fine-tunes the behaviour of the reverse_name feature. -# When it is set, mutt will use the address from incoming messages as-is, -# possibly including eventual real names. When it is unset, mutt will -# override any such real names with the setting of the realname variable. -# -# -# set rfc2047_parameters=no -# -# Name: rfc2047_parameters -# Type: boolean -# Default: no -# -# -# When this variable is set, Mutt will decode RFC-2047-encoded MIME -# parameters. You want to set this variable when mutt suggests you -# to save attachments to files named like this: -# =?iso-8859-1?Q?file=5F=E4=5F991116=2Ezip?= -# -# When this variable is set interactively, the change doesn't have -# the desired effect before you have changed folders. -# -# Note that this use of RFC 2047's encoding is explicitly, -# prohibited by the standard, but nevertheless encountered in the -# wild. -# Also note that setting this parameter will not have the effect -# that mutt generates this kind of encoding. Instead, mutt will -# unconditionally use the encoding specified in RFC 2231. +# If set (default) this tells mutt to use the default key for decryption. Otherwise, +# if managing multiple certificate-key-pairs, mutt will try to use the mailbox-address +# to determine the key to use. It will ask you to supply a key, if it can't find one. +# (S/MIME only) # # -# set save_address=no +# set smime_default_key="" # -# Name: save_address -# Type: boolean -# Default: no +# Name: smime_default_key +# Type: string +# Default: "" # # -# If set, mutt will take the sender's full address when choosing a -# default folder for saving a mail. If ``$save_name'' or ``$force_name'' -# is set too, the selection of the fcc folder will be changed as well. +# This is the default key-pair to use for signing. This must be set to the +# keyid (the hash-value that OpenSSL generates) to work properly +# (S/MIME only) # # -# set save_empty=yes +# set smime_encrypt_command="" # -# Name: save_empty -# Type: boolean -# Default: yes +# Name: smime_encrypt_command +# Type: string +# Default: "" # # -# When unset, mailboxes which contain no saved messages will be removed -# when closed (the exception is ``$spoolfile'' which is never removed). -# If set, mailboxes are never removed. +# This command is used to create encrypted S/MIME messages. # -# Note: This only applies to mbox and MMDF folders, Mutt does not -# delete MH and Maildir directories. +# This is a format string, see the $smime_decrypt_command command for +# possible printf(3)-like sequences. +# (S/MIME only) # # -# set save_history=0 +# set smime_encrypt_with="" # -# Name: save_history -# Type: number -# Default: 0 +# Name: smime_encrypt_with +# Type: string +# Default: "" # # -# This variable controls the size of the history saved in the -# ``$history_file'' file. +# This sets the algorithm that should be used for encryption. +# Valid choices are ``des'', ``des3'', ``rc2-40'', ``rc2-64'', ``rc2-128''. +# If unset, ``3des'' (TripleDES) is used. +# (S/MIME only) # # -# set save_name=no +# set smime_get_cert_command="" # -# Name: save_name -# Type: boolean -# Default: no +# Name: smime_get_cert_command +# Type: string +# Default: "" # # -# This variable controls how copies of outgoing messages are saved. -# When set, a check is made to see if a mailbox specified by the -# recipient address exists (this is done by searching for a mailbox in -# the ``$folder'' directory with the username part of the -# recipient address). If the mailbox exists, the outgoing message will -# be saved to that mailbox, otherwise the message is saved to the -# ``$record'' mailbox. +# This command is used to extract X509 certificates from a PKCS7 structure. # -# Also see the ``$force_name'' variable. +# This is a format string, see the $smime_decrypt_command command for +# possible printf(3)-like sequences. +# (S/MIME only) # # -# set score=yes +# set smime_get_cert_email_command="" # -# Name: score -# Type: boolean -# Default: yes -# -# -# When this variable is unset, scoring is turned off. This can -# be useful to selectively disable scoring for certain folders when the -# ``$score_threshold_delete'' variable and friends are used. -# +# Name: smime_get_cert_email_command +# Type: string +# Default: "" # -# set score_threshold_delete=-1 -# -# Name: score_threshold_delete -# Type: number -# Default: -1 # +# This command is used to extract the mail address(es) used for storing +# X509 certificates, and for verification purposes (to check whether the +# certificate was issued for the sender's mailbox). # -# Messages which have been assigned a score equal to or lower than the value -# of this variable are automatically marked for deletion by mutt. Since -# mutt scores are always greater than or equal to zero, the default setting -# of this variable will never mark a message for deletion. +# This is a format string, see the $smime_decrypt_command command for +# possible printf(3)-like sequences. +# (S/MIME only) # # -# set score_threshold_flag=9999 +# set smime_get_signer_cert_command="" # -# Name: score_threshold_flag -# Type: number -# Default: 9999 -# -# -# Messages which have been assigned a score greater than or equal to this -# variable's value are automatically marked "flagged". +# Name: smime_get_signer_cert_command +# Type: string +# Default: "" # # -# set score_threshold_read=-1 -# -# Name: score_threshold_read -# Type: number -# Default: -1 -# +# This command is used to extract only the signers X509 certificate from a S/MIME +# signature, so that the certificate's owner may get compared to the +# email's ``From:'' field. # -# Messages which have been assigned a score equal to or lower than the value -# of this variable are automatically marked as read by mutt. Since -# mutt scores are always greater than or equal to zero, the default setting -# of this variable will never mark a message read. +# This is a format string, see the $smime_decrypt_command command for +# possible printf(3)-like sequences. +# (S/MIME only) # # -# set send_charset="us-ascii:iso-8859-1:utf-8" +# set smime_import_cert_command="" # -# Name: send_charset +# Name: smime_import_cert_command # Type: string -# Default: "us-ascii:iso-8859-1:utf-8" -# -# -# A colon-delimited list of character sets for outgoing messages. Mutt will use the -# first character set into which the text can be converted exactly. -# If your ``$charset'' is not iso-8859-1 and recipients may not -# understand UTF-8, it is advisable to include in the list an -# appropriate widely used standard character set (such as -# iso-8859-2, koi8-r or iso-2022-jp) either instead of or after -# "iso-8859-1". -# -# In case the text cannot be converted into one of these exactly, -# mutt uses ``$charset'' as a fallback. -# +# Default: "" # -# set sendmail="/usr/sbin/sendmail -oem -oi" -# -# Name: sendmail -# Type: path -# Default: "/usr/sbin/sendmail -oem -oi" # +# This command is used to import a certificate via smime_keys. # -# Specifies the program and arguments used to deliver mail sent by Mutt. -# Mutt expects that the specified program interprets additional -# arguments as recipient addresses. +# This is a format string, see the $smime_decrypt_command command for +# possible printf(3)-like sequences. +# (S/MIME only) # # -# set sendmail_wait=0 +# set smime_is_default=no # -# Name: sendmail_wait -# Type: number -# Default: 0 -# -# -# Specifies the number of seconds to wait for the ``$sendmail'' process -# to finish before giving up and putting delivery in the background. -# -# Mutt interprets the value of this variable as follows: -# >0 number of seconds to wait for sendmail to finish before continuing -# 0 wait forever for sendmail to finish -# <0 always put sendmail in the background without waiting +# Name: smime_is_default +# Type: boolean +# Default: no # # -# Note that if you specify a value other than 0, the output of the child -# process will be put in a temporary file. If there is some error, you -# will be informed as to where to find the output. +# The default behaviour of mutt is to use PGP on all auto-sign/encryption +# operations. To override and to use OpenSSL instead this must be set. +# However, this has no effect while replying, since mutt will automatically +# select the same application that was used to sign/encrypt the original +# message. (Note that this variable can be overridden by unsetting $crypt_autosmime.) +# (S/MIME only) # # -# set shell="" +# set smime_keys="" # -# Name: shell +# Name: smime_keys # Type: path # Default: "" # # -# Command to use when spawning a subshell. By default, the user's login -# shell from /etc/passwd is used. +# Since for S/MIME there is no pubring/secring as with PGP, mutt has to handle +# storage and retrieval of keys/certs by itself. This is very basic right now, +# and stores keys and certificates in two different directories, both +# named as the hash-value retrieved from OpenSSL. There is an index file +# which contains mailbox-address keyid pair, and which can be manually +# edited. This option points to the location of the private keys. +# (S/MIME only) # # -# set sig_dashes=yes +# set smime_pk7out_command="" # -# Name: sig_dashes -# Type: boolean -# Default: yes -# -# -# If set, a line containing ``-- '' will be inserted before your -# ``$signature''. It is strongly recommended that you not unset -# this variable unless your ``signature'' contains just your name. The -# reason for this is because many software packages use ``-- \n'' to -# detect your signature. For example, Mutt has the ability to highlight -# the signature in a different color in the builtin pager. -# +# Name: smime_pk7out_command +# Type: string +# Default: "" # -# set sig_on_top=no -# -# Name: sig_on_top -# Type: boolean -# Default: no # +# This command is used to extract PKCS7 structures of S/MIME signatures, +# in order to extract the public X509 certificate(s). # -# If set, the signature will be included before any quoted or forwarded -# text. It is strongly recommended that you do not set this variable -# unless you really know what you are doing, and are prepared to take -# some heat from netiquette guardians. +# This is a format string, see the $smime_decrypt_command command for +# possible printf(3)-like sequences. +# (S/MIME only) # # -# set signature="~/.signature" +# set smime_sign_command="" # -# Name: signature -# Type: path -# Default: "~/.signature" +# Name: smime_sign_command +# Type: string +# Default: "" # # -# Specifies the filename of your signature, which is appended to all -# outgoing messages. If the filename ends with a pipe (``|''), it is -# assumed that filename is a shell command and input should be read from -# its stdout. +# This command is used to created S/MIME signatures of type +# multipart/signed, which can be read by all mail clients. # +# This is a format string, see the $smime_decrypt_command command for +# possible printf(3)-like sequences. +# (S/MIME only) # -# set simple_search="~f %s | ~s %s" +# +# set smime_sign_opaque_command="" # -# Name: simple_search +# Name: smime_sign_opaque_command # Type: string -# Default: "~f %s | ~s %s" -# +# Default: "" # -# Specifies how Mutt should expand a simple search into a real search -# pattern. A simple search is one that does not contain any of the ~ -# operators. See ``patterns'' for more information on search patterns. # -# For example, if you simply type joe at a search or limit prompt, Mutt -# will automatically expand it to the value specified by this variable. -# For the default value it would be: +# This command is used to created S/MIME signatures of type +# application/x-pkcs7-signature, which can only be handled by mail +# clients supporting the S/MIME extension. # -# ~f joe | ~s joe +# This is a format string, see the $smime_decrypt_command command for +# possible printf(3)-like sequences. +# (S/MIME only) # # -# set smart_wrap=yes +# set smime_timeout=300 # -# Name: smart_wrap -# Type: boolean -# Default: yes +# Name: smime_timeout +# Type: number +# Default: 300 # # -# Controls the display of lines longer than the screen width in the -# internal pager. If set, long lines are wrapped at a word boundary. If -# unset, lines are simply wrapped at the screen edge. Also see the -# ``$markers'' variable. +# The number of seconds after which a cached passphrase will expire if +# not used. +# (S/MIME only) # # -# set smileys="(>From )|(:[-^]?[][)(><}{|/DP])" +# set smime_verify_command="" # -# Name: smileys -# Type: regular expression -# Default: "(>From )|(:[-^]?[][)(><}{|/DP])" +# Name: smime_verify_command +# Type: string +# Default: "" # # -# The pager uses this variable to catch some common false -# positives of ``$quote_regexp'', most notably smileys in the beginning -# of a line +# This command is used to verify S/MIME signatures of type multipart/signed. +# +# This is a format string, see the $smime_decrypt_command command for +# possible printf(3)-like sequences. +# (S/MIME only) # # -# set sleep_time=1 +# set smime_verify_opaque_command="" # -# Name: sleep_time -# Type: number -# Default: 1 +# Name: smime_verify_opaque_command +# Type: string +# Default: "" # # -# Specifies time, in seconds, to pause while displaying certain informational -# messages, while moving from folder to folder and after expunging -# messages from the current folder. The default is to pause one second, so -# a value of zero for this option suppresses the pause. +# This command is used to verify S/MIME signatures of type +# application/x-pkcs7-mime. +# +# This is a format string, see the $smime_decrypt_command command for +# possible printf(3)-like sequences. +# (S/MIME only) # # # set smtp_authenticators="" @@ -3874,11 +3952,12 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # attempt to use to log in to an SMTP server, in the order mutt should # try them. Authentication methods are any SASL mechanism, eg # ``digest-md5'', ``gssapi'' or ``cram-md5''. -# This parameter is case-insensitive. If this parameter is unset +# This option is case-insensitive. If it is ``unset'' # (the default) mutt will try all available methods, in order from # most-secure to least-secure. # -# Example: set smtp_authenticators="digest-md5:cram-md5" +# Example: +# set smtp_authenticators="digest-md5:cram-md5" # # # set smtp_pass="" @@ -3890,7 +3969,8 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # # Specifies the password for your SMTP account. If unset, Mutt will # prompt you for your password when you first send mail via SMTP. -# See ``smtp_url'' to configure mutt to send mail via SMTP. +# See $smtp_url to configure mutt to send mail via SMTP. +# # Warning: you should only use this option when you are on a # fairly secure machine, because the superuser can read your muttrc even # if you are the only one who can read the file. @@ -3903,12 +3983,12 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # Default: "" # # -# Defines the SMTP ``smart'' host where sent messages should relayed for +# Defines the SMTP smarthost where sent messages should relayed for # delivery. This should take the form of an SMTP URL, eg: -# # smtp[s]://[user[:pass]@]host[:port]/ # -# Setting this variable overrides the value of the ``$sendmail'' +# where ``[...]'' denotes an optional part. +# Setting this variable overrides the value of the $sendmail # variable. # # @@ -3919,22 +3999,22 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # Default: date # # -# Specifies how to sort messages in the index menu. Valid values +# Specifies how to sort messages in the ``index'' menu. Valid values # are: +# - date or date-sent +# - date-received +# - from +# - mailbox-order (unsorted) +# - score +# - size +# - spam +# - subject +# - threads +# - to # -# date or date-sent -# date-received -# from -# mailbox-order (unsorted) -# score -# size -# spam -# subject -# threads -# to # -# You may optionally use the reverse- prefix to specify reverse sorting -# order (example: set sort=reverse-date-sent). +# You may optionally use the ``reverse-'' prefix to specify reverse sorting +# order (example: ``set sort=reverse-date-sent''). # # # set sort_alias=alias @@ -3944,12 +4024,11 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # Default: alias # # -# Specifies how the entries in the `alias' menu are sorted. The +# Specifies how the entries in the ``alias'' menu are sorted. The # following are legal values: -# -# address (sort alphabetically by email address) -# alias (sort alphabetically by alias name) -# unsorted (leave in order specified in .muttrc) +# - address (sort alphabetically by email address) +# - alias (sort alphabetically by alias name) +# - unsorted (leave in order specified in .muttrc) # # # set sort_aux=date @@ -3961,15 +4040,19 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # # When sorting by threads, this variable controls how threads are sorted # in relation to other threads, and how the branches of the thread trees -# are sorted. This can be set to any value that ``$sort'' can, except -# threads (in that case, mutt will just use date-sent). You can also -# specify the last- prefix in addition to the reverse- prefix, but last- -# must come after reverse-. The last- prefix causes messages to be +# are sorted. This can be set to any value that $sort can, except +# ``threads'' (in that case, mutt will just use ``date-sent''). You can also +# specify the ``last-'' prefix in addition to the ``reverse-'' prefix, but ``last-'' +# must come after ``reverse-''. The ``last-'' prefix causes messages to be # sorted against its siblings by which has the last descendant, using -# the rest of sort_aux as an ordering. For instance, set sort_aux=last- -# date-received would mean that if a new message is received in a +# the rest of $sort_aux as an ordering. For instance, +# set sort_aux=last-date-received +# +# would mean that if a new message is received in a # thread, that thread becomes the last one displayed (or the first, if -# you have set sort=reverse-threads.) Note: For reversed ``$sort'' +# you have ``set sort=reverse-threads''.) +# +# Note: For reversed $sort # order $sort_aux is reversed again (which is not the right thing to do, # but kept to not break any existing configuration setting). # @@ -3983,14 +4066,14 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # # Specifies how to sort entries in the file browser. By default, the # entries are sorted alphabetically. Valid values: +# - alpha (alphabetically) +# - date +# - size +# - unsorted # -# alpha (alphabetically) -# date -# size -# unsorted # -# You may optionally use the reverse- prefix to specify reverse sorting -# order (example: set sort_browser=reverse-date). +# You may optionally use the ``reverse-'' prefix to specify reverse sorting +# order (example: ``set sort_browser=reverse-date''). # # # set sort_re=yes @@ -4001,13 +4084,13 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # # # This variable is only useful when sorting by threads with -# ``$strict_threads'' unset. In that case, it changes the heuristic -# mutt uses to thread messages by subject. With sort_re set, mutt will +# $strict_threads unset. In that case, it changes the heuristic +# mutt uses to thread messages by subject. With $sort_re set, mutt will # only attach a message as the child of another message by subject if # the subject of the child message starts with a substring matching the -# setting of ``$reply_regexp''. With sort_re unset, mutt will attach +# setting of $reply_regexp. With $sort_re unset, mutt will attach # the message whether or not this is the case, as long as the -# non-``$reply_regexp'' parts of both messages are identical. +# non-$reply_regexp parts of both messages are identical. # # # set spam_separator="," @@ -4017,10 +4100,10 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # Default: "," # # -# ``spam_separator'' controls what happens when multiple spam headers +# This variable controls what happens when multiple spam headers # are matched: if unset, each successive header will overwrite any # previous matches value for the spam label. If set, each successive -# match will append to the previous, using ``spam_separator'' as a +# match will append to the previous, using this variable's value as a # separator. # # @@ -4033,8 +4116,143 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # # If your spool mailbox is in a non-default place where Mutt cannot find # it, you can specify its location with this variable. Mutt will -# automatically set this variable to the value of the environment -# variable $MAIL if it is not set. +# initially set this variable to the value of the environment +# variable $MAIL or $MAILDIR if either is defined. +# +# +# set ssl_ca_certificates_file="" +# +# Name: ssl_ca_certificates_file +# Type: path +# Default: "" +# +# +# This variable specifies a file containing trusted CA certificates. +# Any server certificate that is signed with one of these CA +# certificates is also automatically accepted. +# +# Example: +# set ssl_ca_certificates_file=/etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt +# +# +# set ssl_client_cert="" +# +# Name: ssl_client_cert +# Type: path +# Default: "" +# +# +# The file containing a client certificate and its associated private +# key. +# +# +# set ssl_force_tls=no +# +# Name: ssl_force_tls +# Type: boolean +# Default: no +# +# +# If this variable is set, Mutt will require that all connections +# to remote servers be encrypted. Furthermore it will attempt to +# negotiate TLS even if the server does not advertise the capability, +# since it would otherwise have to abort the connection anyway. This +# option supersedes $ssl_starttls. +# +# +# set ssl_min_dh_prime_bits=0 +# +# Name: ssl_min_dh_prime_bits +# Type: number +# Default: 0 +# +# +# This variable specifies the minimum acceptable prime size (in bits) +# for use in any Diffie-Hellman key exchange. A value of 0 will use +# the default from the GNUTLS library. +# +# +# set ssl_starttls=yes +# +# Name: ssl_starttls +# Type: quadoption +# Default: yes +# +# +# If set (the default), mutt will attempt to use STARTTLS on servers +# advertising the capability. When unset, mutt will not attempt to +# use STARTTLS regardless of the server's capabilities. +# +# +# set ssl_use_sslv2=no +# +# Name: ssl_use_sslv2 +# Type: boolean +# Default: no +# +# +# This variable specifies whether to attempt to use SSLv2 in the +# SSL authentication process. +# +# +# set ssl_use_sslv3=yes +# +# Name: ssl_use_sslv3 +# Type: boolean +# Default: yes +# +# +# This variable specifies whether to attempt to use SSLv3 in the +# SSL authentication process. +# +# +# set ssl_use_tlsv1=yes +# +# Name: ssl_use_tlsv1 +# Type: boolean +# Default: yes +# +# +# This variable specifies whether to attempt to use TLSv1 in the +# SSL authentication process. +# +# +# set ssl_usesystemcerts=yes +# +# Name: ssl_usesystemcerts +# Type: boolean +# Default: yes +# +# +# If set to yes, mutt will use CA certificates in the +# system-wide certificate store when checking if a server certificate +# is signed by a trusted CA. +# +# +# set ssl_verify_dates=yes +# +# Name: ssl_verify_dates +# Type: boolean +# Default: yes +# +# +# If set (the default), mutt will not automatically accept a server +# certificate that is either not yet valid or already expired. You should +# only unset this for particular known hosts, using the +# function. +# +# +# set ssl_verify_host=yes +# +# Name: ssl_verify_host +# Type: boolean +# Default: yes +# +# +# If set (the default), mutt will not automatically accept a server +# certificate whose host name does not match the host used in your folder +# URL. You should only unset this for particular known hosts, using +# the function. # # # set status_chars="-*%A" @@ -4044,13 +4262,13 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # Default: "-*%A" # # -# Controls the characters used by the "%r" indicator in -# ``$status_format''. The first character is used when the mailbox is +# Controls the characters used by the ``%r'' indicator in +# $status_format. The first character is used when the mailbox is # unchanged. The second is used when the mailbox has been changed, and # it needs to be resynchronized. The third is used if the mailbox is in # read-only mode, or if the mailbox will not be written when exiting # that mailbox (You can toggle whether to write changes to a mailbox -# with the toggle-write operation, bound by default to "%"). The fourth +# with the operation, bound by default to ``%''). The fourth # is used to indicate that the current folder has been opened in attach- # message mode (Certain operations like composing a new mail, replying, # forwarding, etc. are not permitted in this mode). @@ -4063,17 +4281,16 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # Default: "-%r-Mutt: %f [Msgs:%?M?%M/?%m%?n? New:%n?%?o? Old:%o?%?d? Del:%d?%?F? Flag:%F?%?t? Tag:%t?%?p? Post:%p?%?b? Inc:%b?%?l? %l?]---(%s/%S)-%>-(%P)---" # # -# Controls the format of the status line displayed in the index -# menu. This string is similar to ``$index_format'', but has its own -# set of printf()-like sequences: -# +# Controls the format of the status line displayed in the ``index'' +# menu. This string is similar to $index_format, but has its own +# set of printf(3)-like sequences: # %b number of mailboxes with new mail * # %d number of deleted messages * # %f the full pathname of the current mailbox # %F number of flagged messages * # %h local hostname # %l size (in bytes) of the current mailbox * -# %L size (in bytes) of the messages shown +# %L size (in bytes) of the messages shown # (i.e., which match the current limit) * # %m the number of messages in the mailbox * # %M the number of messages shown (i.e., which match the current limit) * @@ -4089,12 +4306,12 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # %u number of unread messages * # %v Mutt version string # %V currently active limit pattern, if any * -# %>X right justify the rest of the string and pad with "X" -# %|X pad to the end of the line with "X" -# %*X soft-fill with character "X" as pad +# %>X right justify the rest of the string and pad with ``X'' +# %|X pad to the end of the line with ``X'' +# %*X soft-fill with character ``X'' as pad # # -# For an explanation of `soft-fill', see the ``$index_format'' documentation. +# For an explanation of ``soft-fill'', see the $index_format documentation. # # * = can be optionally printed if nonzero # @@ -4114,6 +4331,7 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # # Here is an example illustrating how to optionally print the number of # new messages in a mailbox: +# # %?n?%n new messages.? # # You can also switch between two strings using the following construct: @@ -4123,14 +4341,13 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # If the value of sequence_char is non-zero, if_string will # be expanded, otherwise else_string will be expanded. # -# You can force the result of any printf-like sequence to be lowercase -# by prefixing the sequence character with an underscore (_) sign. +# You can force the result of any printf(3)-like sequence to be lowercase +# by prefixing the sequence character with an underscore (``_'') sign. # For example, if you want to display the local hostname in lowercase, -# you would use: -# %_h +# you would use: ``%_h''. # -# If you prefix the sequence character with a colon (:) character, mutt -# will replace any dots in the expansion by underscores. This might be helpful +# If you prefix the sequence character with a colon (``:'') character, mutt +# will replace any dots in the expansion by underscores. This might be helpful # with IMAP folders that don't like dots in folder names. # # @@ -4142,7 +4359,8 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # # # Setting this variable causes the ``status bar'' to be displayed on -# the first line of the screen rather than near the bottom. +# the first line of the screen rather than near the bottom. If $help +# is set, too it'll be placed at the bottom. # # # set strict_threads=no @@ -4153,12 +4371,12 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # # # If set, threading will only make use of the ``In-Reply-To'' and -# ``References'' fields when you ``$sort'' by message threads. By +# ``References:'' fields when you $sort by message threads. By # default, messages with the same subject are grouped together in # ``pseudo threads.''. This may not always be desirable, such as in a # personal mailbox where you might have several unrelated messages with -# the subject ``hi'' which will get grouped together. See also -# ``$sort_re'' for a less drastic way of controlling this +# the subjects like ``hi'' which will get grouped together. See also +# $sort_re for a less drastic way of controlling this # behaviour. # # @@ -4170,8 +4388,8 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # # # When unset, mutt won't stop when the user presses the terminal's -# susp key, usually ``control-Z''. This is useful if you run mutt -# inside an xterm using a command like xterm -e mutt. +# susp key, usually ``^Z''. This is useful if you run mutt +# inside an xterm using a command like ``xterm -e mutt''. # # # set text_flowed=no @@ -4181,36 +4399,43 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # Default: no # # -# When set, mutt will generate text/plain; format=flowed attachments. +# When set, mutt will generate ``format=flowed'' bodies with a content type +# of ``text/plain; format=flowed''. # This format is easier to handle for some mailing software, and generally -# just looks like ordinary text. To actually make use of this format's +# just looks like ordinary text. To actually make use of this format's # features, you'll need support in your editor. # # Note that $indent_string is ignored when this option is set. # # -# set thread_received=no +# set thorough_search=no # -# Name: thread_received +# Name: thorough_search # Type: boolean # Default: no # # -# When set, mutt uses the date received rather than the date sent -# to thread messages by subject. +# Affects the ~b and ~h search operations described in +# section ``patterns''. If set, the headers and body/attachments of +# messages to be searched are decoded before searching. If unset, +# messages are searched as they appear in the folder. # +# Users searching attachments or for non-ASCII characters should set +# this value because decoding also includes MIME parsing/decoding and possible +# character set conversions. Otherwise mutt will attempt to match against the +# raw message received (for example quoted-printable encoded or with encoded +# headers) which may lead to incorrect search results. # -# set thorough_search=no +# +# set thread_received=no # -# Name: thorough_search +# Name: thread_received # Type: boolean # Default: no # # -# Affects the ~b and ~h search operations described in -# section ``patterns'' above. If set, the headers and attachments of -# messages to be searched are decoded before searching. If unset, -# messages are searched as they appear in the folder. +# When set, mutt uses the date received rather than the date sent +# to thread messages by subject. # # # set tilde=no @@ -4221,7 +4446,7 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # # # When set, the internal-pager will pad blank lines to the bottom of the -# screen with a tilde (~). +# screen with a tilde (``~''). # # # set time_inc=0 @@ -4231,12 +4456,14 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # Default: 0 # # -# Along with ``read_inc'', ``write_inc'', and ``net_inc'', this +# Along with $read_inc, $write_inc, and $net_inc, this # variable controls the frequency with which progress updates are -# displayed. It suppresses updates less than ``time_inc'' milliseconds +# displayed. It suppresses updates less than $time_inc milliseconds # apart. This can improve throughput on systems with slow terminals, # or when running mutt on a remote system. # +# Also see the ``tuning'' section of the manual for performance considerations. +# # # set timeout=600 # @@ -4267,8 +4494,8 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # # This variable allows you to specify where Mutt will place its # temporary files needed for displaying and composing messages. If -# this variable is not set, the environment variable TMPDIR is -# used. If TMPDIR is not set then "/tmp" is used. +# this variable is not set, the environment variable $TMPDIR is +# used. If $TMPDIR is not set then ``/tmp'' is used. # # # set to_chars=" +TCFL" @@ -4279,15 +4506,15 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # # # Controls the character used to indicate mail addressed to you. The -# first character is the one used when the mail is NOT addressed to your -# address (default: space). The second is used when you are the only -# recipient of the message (default: +). The third is when your address -# appears in the TO header field, but you are not the only recipient of -# the message (default: T). The fourth character is used when your -# address is specified in the CC header field, but you are not the only +# first character is the one used when the mail is not addressed to your +# address. The second is used when you are the only +# recipient of the message. The third is when your address +# appears in the ``To:'' header field, but you are not the only recipient of +# the message. The fourth character is used when your +# address is specified in the ``Cc:'' header field, but you are not the only # recipient. The fifth character is used to indicate mail that was sent # by you. The sixth character is used to indicate when a mail -# was sent to a mailing-list you subscribe to (default: L). +# was sent to a mailing-list you subscribe to. # # # set tunnel="" @@ -4299,13 +4526,27 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # # Setting this variable will cause mutt to open a pipe to a command # instead of a raw socket. You may be able to use this to set up -# preauthenticated connections to your IMAP/POP3 server. Example: -# -# tunnel="ssh -q mailhost.net /usr/local/libexec/imapd" +# preauthenticated connections to your IMAP/POP3/SMTP server. Example: +# set tunnel="ssh -q mailhost.net /usr/local/libexec/imapd" # -# NOTE: For this example to work you must be able to log in to the remote +# Note: For this example to work you must be able to log in to the remote # machine without having to enter a password. # +# When set, Mutt uses the tunnel for all remote connections. +# Please see ``account-hook'' in the manual for how to use different +# tunnel commands per connection. +# +# +# set uncollapse_jump=no +# +# Name: uncollapse_jump +# Type: boolean +# Default: no +# +# +# When set, Mutt will jump to the next unread message, if any, +# when the current thread is uncollapsed. +# # # set use_8bitmime=no # @@ -4318,7 +4559,7 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # of sendmail which supports the -B8BITMIME flag (such as sendmail # 8.8.x) or you may not be able to send mail. # -# When set, Mutt will invoke ``$sendmail'' with the -B8BITMIME +# When set, Mutt will invoke $sendmail with the -B8BITMIME # flag when sending 8-bit messages to enable ESMTP negotiation. # # @@ -4330,7 +4571,7 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # # # When set, Mutt will qualify all local addresses (ones without the -# @host portion) with the value of ``$hostname''. If unset, no +# ``@host'' portion) with the value of $hostname. If unset, no # addresses will be qualified. # # @@ -4342,14 +4583,14 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # # # When set, mutt will set the envelope sender of the message. -# If ``$envelope_from_address'' is set, it will be used as the sender -# address. If not, mutt will attempt to derive the sender from the -# "From:" header. +# If $envelope_from_address is set, it will be used as the sender +# address. If unset, mutt will attempt to derive the sender from the +# ``From:'' header. # # Note that this information is passed to sendmail command using the -# "-f" command line switch. Therefore setting this option is not useful -# if the ``$sendmail'' variable already contains "-f" or if the -# executable pointed to by $sendmail doesn't support the "-f" switch. +# -f command line switch. Therefore setting this option is not useful +# if the $sendmail variable already contains -f or if the +# executable pointed to by $sendmail doesn't support the -f switch. # # # set use_from=yes @@ -4359,8 +4600,8 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # Default: yes # # -# When set, Mutt will generate the `From:' header field when -# sending messages. If unset, no `From:' header field will be +# When set, Mutt will generate the ``From:'' header field when +# sending messages. If unset, no ``From:'' header field will be # generated unless the user explicitly sets one using the ``my_hdr'' # command. # @@ -4396,7 +4637,7 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # Default: yes # # -# When set, mutt will add a "User-Agent" header to outgoing +# When set, mutt will add a ``User-Agent:'' header to outgoing # messages, indicating which version of mutt was used for composing # them. # @@ -4408,7 +4649,7 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # Default: "" # # -# Specifies the visual editor to invoke when the ~v command is +# Specifies the visual editor to invoke when the ``~v'' command is # given in the builtin editor. # # @@ -4419,9 +4660,10 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # Default: yes # # -# Controls whether Mutt will ask you to press a key after shell- -# escape, pipe-message, pipe-entry, print-message, -# and print-entry commands. +# Controls whether Mutt will ask you to press a key after an external command +# has been invoked by these functions: , +# , , , +# and commands. # # It is also used when viewing attachments with ``auto_view'', provided # that the corresponding mailcap entry has a needsterminal flag, @@ -4461,10 +4703,10 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # Default: yes # # -# Controls whether searches wrap around the end of the mailbox. +# Controls whether searches wrap around the end. # -# When set, searches will wrap around the first (or last) message. When -# unset, searches will not wrap. +# When set, searches will wrap around the first (or last) item. When +# unset, incremental searches will not wrap. # # # set wrapmargin=0 @@ -4474,7 +4716,21 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # Default: 0 # # -# (DEPRECATED) Equivalent to setting wrap with a negative value. +# (DEPRECATED) Equivalent to setting $wrap with a negative value. +# +# +# set write_bcc=yes +# +# Name: write_bcc +# Type: boolean +# Default: yes +# +# +# Controls whether mutt writes out the ``Bcc:'' header when preparing +# messages to be sent. Exim users may wish to unset this. If mutt +# is set to deliver directly via SMTP (see $smtp_url), this +# option does nothing: mutt will never write out the ``Bcc:'' header +# in this case. # # # set write_inc=10 @@ -4485,23 +4741,10 @@ attachments -I message/external-body # # # When writing a mailbox, a message will be printed every -# write_inc messages to indicate progress. If set to 0, only a +# $write_inc messages to indicate progress. If set to 0, only a # single message will be displayed before writing a mailbox. # -# Also see the ``$read_inc'' variable. -# -# -# set write_bcc=yes -# -# Name: write_bcc -# Type: boolean -# Default: yes -# -# -# Controls whether mutt writes out the Bcc header when preparing -# messages to be sent. Exim users may wish to unset this. If mutt -# is set to deliver directly via SMTP (see ``$smtp_url''), this -# option does nothing: mutt will never write out the BCC header -# in this case. +# Also see the $read_inc, $net_inc and $time_inc variables and the +# ``tuning'' section of the manual for performance considerations. # #