4. Defining/Using aliases
- Usage: alias key address [ , address, ... ]
+ Usage: alias key address[ , address, ... ]
+
It's usually very cumbersome to remember or type out the address of
someone you are communicating with. Mutt-ng allows you to create
Usage: bind map key function
+
This command allows you to change the default key bindings (operation
invoked when pressing a key).
6. Defining aliases for character sets
- Usage: charset-hook alias charset Usage: iconv-hook charset local-charset
+ Usage: charset-hook alias charset
+ Usage: iconv-hook charset local-charset
+
The charset-hook command defines an alias for a character set. This is
useful to properly display messages which are tagged with a character set
Usage: folder-hook [!]regexp command
+
It is often desirable to change settings based on which mailbox you are
reading. The folder-hook command provides a method by which you can
execute any configuration command. regexp is a regular expression
8. Keyboard macros
- Usage: macro menu key sequence [ description ]
+ Usage: macro menu key sequence [ description ]
+
Macros are useful when you would like a single key to perform a series of
actions. When you press key in menu menu ,Mutt-ng will behave as if you
9. Using color and mono video attributes
- Usage: color object foreground background [ regexp ] Usage: color index
- foreground background pattern Usage: uncolor index pattern [ pattern ... ]
+ Usage: color object foregroundbackground [ regexp]
+ Usage: color index foreground backgroundpattern
+ Usage: uncolor index pattern[ pattern ... ]
+
If your terminal supports color, you can spice up Mutt-ng by creating your
own color scheme. To define the color of an object (type of information),
If your terminal does not support color, it is still possible change the
video attributes through the use of the ``mono'' command:
- Usage: mono <object> <attribute> [ regexp ] Usage: mono index attribute
- pattern Usage: unmono index pattern [ pattern ... ]
+ Usage: mono <object> <attribute>[ regexp ]
+ Usage: mono index attribute pattern
+ Usage: unmono index pattern[ pattern ... ]
where attribute is one of the following:
10. Ignoring (weeding) unwanted message headers
- Usage: [un]ignore pattern [ pattern ... ]
+ Usage: [un]ignore pattern [ pattern... ]
+
Messages often have many header fields added by automatic processing
systems, or which may not seem useful to display on the screen. This
13. Mailing lists
- Usage: [un]lists regexp [ regexp ... ] Usage: [un]subscribe regexp [
- regexp ... ]
+ Usage: [un]lists regexp [ regexp... ]
+ Usage: [un]subscribe regexp [ regexp... ]
+
Mutt-ng has a few nice features for using-lists .In order to take
advantage of them, you must specify which addresses belong to mailing
Usage: mbox-hook [!]pattern mailbox
+
This command is used to move read messages from a specified mailbox to
adifferent mailbox automatically when you quit or change folders. pattern
is a regular expression specifying the mailbox to treat as a ``spool''
15. Defining mailboxes which receive mail
- Usage: [un]mailboxes [!]filename [ filename ... ]
+ Usage: [un]mailboxes [!]filename[ filename ... ]
+
This command specifies folders which can receive mail and which will be
checked for new messages. By default, the main menu status bar displays
16. User defined headers
- Usage: my_hdr string unmy_hdr field [ field ... ]
+ Usage: my_hdr string
+ Usage: unmy_hdr field [ field... ]
+
The ``my_hdr'' command allows you to create your own header fields which
will be added to every message you send.
17. Defining the order of headers when viewing messages
- Usage: hdr_order header1 header2 header3
+ Usage: hdr_order header1header2 header3
+
With this command, you can specify an order in which mutt will attempt to
present headers to you when viewing messages.
Usage: save-hook [!]pattern filename
+
This command is used to override the default filename used when saving
messages. filename will be used as the default filename if the message is
From: an address matching regexp or if you are the author and the message
Usage: fcc-hook [!]pattern mailbox
+
This command is used to save outgoing mail in a mailbox other than record.
Mutt-ng searches the initial list of message recipients for the first
matching regexp and uses mailbox as the default Fcc: mailbox. If no match
Usage: fcc-save-hook [!]pattern mailbox
+
This command is a shortcut, equivalent to doing both a fcc-hook and a
save-hook with its arguments.
21. Change settings based upon message recipients
- Usage: reply-hook [!]pattern command Usage: send-hook [!]pattern command
+ Usage: reply-hook [!]pattern command
+ Usage: send-hook [!]pattern command
Usage: send2-hook [!]pattern command
+
+ v
+
These commands can be used to execute arbitrary configuration commands
based upon recipients of the message. pattern is a regular expression
matching the desired address. command is executed when regexp matches
Usage: message-hook [!]pattern command
+
This command can be used to execute arbitrary configuration commands
before viewing or formatting a message based upon information about the
message. command is executed if the pattern matches the message to be
Usage: crypt-hook pattern keyid
+
When encrypting messages with PGP or OpenSSL, you may want to associate a
certain key with a given e-mail address automatically, either because the
recipient's public key can't be deduced from the destination address, or
Usage: push string
+
This command adds the named string to the keyboard buffer. The string may
contain control characters, key names and function names like the sequence
string in the macro command. You may use it to automatically run a
- sequence of commands at startup, or when entering certain folders.
+ sequence of commands at startup, or when entering certain folders. For
+ example, the following command will automatically collapse all threads
+ when entering a folder:
+
+ folder-hook . 'push <collapse-all>'
+
25. Executing functions
- Usage: exec function [ function ... ]
+ Usage: exec function [ function ... ]
+
This command can be used to execute any function. Functions are listed in
the functions. ``exec function'' is equivalent to ``push <function>''.
26. Message Scoring
- Usage: score pattern value Usage: unscore pattern [ pattern ... ]
+ Usage: score pattern value
+ Usage: unscore pattern [ pattern... ]
+
In situations where you have to cope with a lot of emails, e.g. when you
read many different mailing lists, and take part in discussions, it is
27. Spam detection
- Usage: spam pattern format Usage: nospam pattern
+ Usage: spam pattern format
+ Usage: nospam pattern
+
Mutt-ng has generalized support for external spam-scoring filters. By
defining your spam patterns with the spam and nospam commands, you can
28. Setting variables
- Usage: set [no|inv]variable [=value] [ variable ... ] Usage: toggle
- variable [variable ... ] Usage: unset variable [variable ... ] Usage:
- reset variable [variable ... ]
+ Usage: set [no|inv]variable[=value] [ variable ... ]
+ Usage: toggle variable [variable... ]
+ Usage: unset variable [variable... ]
+ Usage: reset variable [variable... ]
+
This command is used to set (and unset) variables .There are four basic
types of variables: boolean, number, string and quadoption. boolean
29. Reading initialization commands from another file
- Usage: source filename [ filename ... ]
+ Usage: source filename [ filename... ]
+
This command allows the inclusion of initialization commands from other
files. For example, I place all of my aliases in ˜/.mail_aliases so that
30. Removing hooks
- Usage: unhook [ * | hook-type ]
+ Usage: unhook [ * | hook-type ]
+
This command permits you to flush hooks you have previously defined. You
can either remove all hooks by giving the ``*'' character as an argument,
19.2. Write a compressed mailbox
- Usage: close-hook regexp "command"
+ Usage: close-hook regexp"command"
This is used to close the folder that was open with the open-hook command
after some changes were made to it.
19.3. Append a message to a compressed mailbox
- Usage: append-hook regexp "command"
+ Usage: append-hook regexp"command"
This command is used for saving to an existing compressed folder. The
command is the command that can be used for appending to the folders whose
Type: system property
- Value: 479
+ Value: 481
This is a read-only system property and specifies muttng's subversion
revision string.
This variable, when set, makes the thread tree narrower, allowing deeper
threads to fit on the screen.
-160. nntp_ask_followup_to
+160. net_inc
+
+ Type: number
+
+ Default: 10
+
+ Operations that expect to transfer a large amount of data over the 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''.
+
+161. nntp_ask_followup_to
Type: boolean
If set, Mutt-ng will prompt you for the Followup-To: header field before
editing the body of an outgoing news article.
-161. nntp_ask_x_comment_to
+162. nntp_ask_x_comment_to
Type: boolean
If set, Mutt-ng will prompt you for the X-Comment-To: header field before
editing the body of an outgoing news article.
-162. nntp_cache_dir
+163. nntp_cache_dir
Type: path
As for the header caching in connection with IMAP and/or Maildir, this
drastically increases speed and lowers traffic.
-163. nntp_catchup
+164. nntp_catchup
Type: quadoption
If this variable is set, Mutt-ng will mark all articles in a newsgroup as
read when you leaving it.
-164. nntp_context
+165. nntp_context
Type: number
If there're more articles than defined with $nntp_context, all older ones
will be removed/not shown in the index.
-165. nntp_followup_to_poster
+166. nntp_followup_to_poster
Type: quadoption
Followup-To: header field, a follow-up to the newsgroup is not permitted.
The message will be mailed to the submitter of the message via mail.
-166. nntp_group_index_format
+167. nntp_group_index_format
Type: string
%|X pad to the end of the line with character "X"
-167. nntp_host
+168. nntp_host
Type: string
presents a security risk since the superuser of your machine may read it
regardless of the file's permissions.
-168. nntp_inews
+169. nntp_inews
Type: path
Example: set inews="/usr/local/bin/inews -hS"
-169. nntp_load_description
+170. nntp_load_description
Type: boolean
This variable controls whether or not descriptions for newsgroups are to
be loaded when subscribing to a newsgroup.
-170. nntp_mail_check
+171. nntp_mail_check
Type: number
new article will cause a recheck for new news. If set to 0, Mutt-ng will
recheck on each operation in index (stepping, read article, etc.).
-171. nntp_mime_subject
+172. nntp_mime_subject
Type: boolean
Note: Only change this setting if you know what you are doing.
-172. nntp_newsrc
+173. nntp_newsrc
Type: path
%s newsserver name
-173. nntp_pass
+174. nntp_pass
Type: string
since the superuser of your machine may read it regardless of the file's
permissions.
-174. nntp_post_moderated
+175. nntp_post_moderated
Type: quadoption
Note: if the newsserver does not support posting to that newsgroup or a
group is totally read-only, that posting will not have any effect.
-175. nntp_reconnect
+176. nntp_reconnect
Type: quadoption
Controls whether or not Mutt-ng will try to reconnect to a newsserver when
the was connection lost.
-176. nntp_save_unsubscribed
+177. nntp_save_unsubscribed
Type: boolean
When set, info about unsubscribed newsgroups will be saved into the
``newsrc'' file and into the news cache.
-177. nntp_show_new_news
+178. nntp_show_new_news
Type: boolean
controls whether or not the number of new articles of subscribed
newsgroups will be checked.
-178. nntp_show_only_unread
+179. nntp_show_only_unread
Type: boolean
If set, only subscribed newsgroups that contain unread articles will be
displayed in the newsgroup browser.
-179. nntp_user
+180. nntp_user
Type: string
Your login name on the NNTP server. If unset and the server requires
authentification, Mutt-ng will prompt you for your account name.
-180. nntp_x_comment_to
+181. nntp_x_comment_to
Type: boolean
full name of the original article author) to articles that you followup
to.
-181. operating_system
+182. operating_system
Type: string
It may, for example, look as: ``mutt-ng 1.5.9i (Linux)''.
-182. pager
+183. pager
Type: path
pager, and screen resizes cause lines longer than the screen width to be
badly formatted in the help menu.
-183. pager_context
+184. pager_context
Type: number
Mutt-ng will display the line after the last one on the screen at the top
of the next page (0 lines of context).
-184. pager_format
+185. pager_format
Type: string
displayed before each message in either the internal or an external pager.
The valid sequences are listed in the ``$index_format'' section.
-185. pager_index_lines
+186. pager_index_lines
Type: number
of messages in the current folder is less than pager_index_lines, then the
index will only use as many lines as it needs.
-186. pager_stop
+187. pager_stop
Type: boolean
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 function.
-187. pgp_auto_decode
+188. pgp_auto_decode
Type: boolean
checked with the check-traditional-pgp function, Mutt-ng will
automatically check the message for traditional pgp.
-188. pgp_autoinline
+189. pgp_autoinline
Type: boolean
Also note that using the old-style PGP message format is strongly
deprecated. (PGP only)
-189. pgp_check_exit
+190. pgp_check_exit
Type: boolean
signing or encrypting. A non-zero exit code means that the subprocess
failed. (PGP only)
-190. pgp_clearsign_command
+191. pgp_clearsign_command
Type: string
Note that the use of this format is strongly deprecated. (PGP only)
-191. pgp_decode_command
+192. pgp_decode_command
Type: string
samples/ subdirectory which has been installed on your system alongside
the documentation. (PGP only)
-192. pgp_decrypt_command
+193. pgp_decrypt_command
Type: string
This command is used to decrypt a PGP encrypted message. (PGP only)
-193. pgp_encrypt_only_command
+194. pgp_encrypt_only_command
Type: string
This command is used to encrypt a body part without signing it. (PGP only)
-194. pgp_encrypt_sign_command
+195. pgp_encrypt_sign_command
Type: string
This command is used to both sign and encrypt a body part. (PGP only)
-195. pgp_entry_format
+196. pgp_entry_format
Type: string
(PGP only)
-196. pgp_export_command
+197. pgp_export_command
Type: string
This command is used to export a public key from the user's key ring. (PGP
only)
-197. pgp_getkeys_command
+198. pgp_getkeys_command
Type: string
This command is invoked whenever Mutt-ng will need public key information.
%r is the only printf(3)-like sequence used with this format. (PGP only)
-198. pgp_good_sign
+199. pgp_good_sign
Type: regular expression
text. Use this variable if the exit code from the command is 0 even for
bad signatures. (PGP only)
-199. pgp_ignore_subkeys
+200. pgp_ignore_subkeys
Type: boolean
Instead, the principal key will inherit the subkeys' capabilities. Unset
this if you want to play interesting key selection games. (PGP only)
-200. pgp_import_command
+201. pgp_import_command
Type: string
This command is used to import a key from a message into the user's public
key ring. (PGP only)
-201. pgp_list_pubring_command
+202. pgp_list_pubring_command
Type: string
This format is also generated by the pgpring utility which comes with
Mutt-ng. (PGP only)
-202. pgp_list_secring_command
+203. pgp_list_secring_command
Type: string
This format is also generated by the pgpring utility which comes with
Mutt-ng. (PGP only)
-203. pgp_long_ids
+204. pgp_long_ids
Type: boolean
If set, use 64 bit PGP key IDs. Unset uses the normal 32 bit Key IDs. (PGP
only)
-204. pgp_mime_auto
+205. pgp_mime_auto
Type: quadoption
Also note that using the old-style PGP message format is strongly
deprecated. (PGP only)
-205. pgp_replyinline
+206. pgp_replyinline
Type: boolean
Also note that using the old-style PGP message format is strongly
deprecated. (PGP only)
-206. pgp_retainable_sigs
+207. pgp_retainable_sigs
Type: boolean
where the outer layer (multipart/encrypted) can be easily removed, while
the inner multipart/signed part is retained. (PGP only)
-207. pgp_show_unusable
+208. pgp_show_unusable
Type: boolean
menu. This includes keys which have been revoked, have expired, or have
been marked as ``disabled'' by the user. (PGP only)
-208. pgp_sign_as
+209. pgp_sign_as
Type: string
which of your private keys to use. It is recommended that you use the
keyid form to specify your key (e.g., ``0x00112233''). (PGP only)
-209. pgp_sign_command
+210. pgp_sign_command
Type: string
This command is used to create the detached PGP signature for a
multipart/signed PGP/MIME body part. (PGP only)
-210. pgp_sort_keys
+211. pgp_sort_keys
Type: sort order
If you prefer reverse order of the above values, prefix it with
``reverse-''. (PGP only)
-211. pgp_strict_enc
+212. pgp_strict_enc
Type: boolean
problems with non-verifyable PGP signatures, so only change this if you
know what you are doing. (PGP only)
-212. pgp_timeout
+213. pgp_timeout
Type: number
The number of seconds after which a cached passphrase will expire if not
used. Default: 300. (PGP only)
-213. pgp_use_gpg_agent
+214. pgp_use_gpg_agent
Type: boolean
If set, Mutt-ng will use a possibly-running gpg-agent process. (PGP only)
-214. pgp_verify_command
+215. pgp_verify_command
Type: string
This command is used to verify PGP signatures. (PGP only)
-215. pgp_verify_key_command
+216. pgp_verify_key_command
Type: string
This command is used to verify key information from the key selection
menu. (PGP only)
-216. pipe_decode
+217. pipe_decode
Type: boolean
pipe the messages without any preprocessing. When set, Mutt-ng will weed
headers and will attempt to PGP/MIME decode the messages first.
-217. pipe_sep
+218. pipe_sep
Type: string
The separator to add between messages when piping a list of tagged
messages to an external Unix command.
-218. pipe_split
+219. pipe_split
Type: boolean
by one. In both cases the messages are piped in the current sorted order,
and the ``$pipe_sep'' separator is added after each message.
-219. pop_auth_try_all
+220. pop_auth_try_all
Type: boolean
unavailable. If a method is available but authentication fails, Mutt-ng
will not connect to the POP server.
-220. pop_authenticators
+221. pop_authenticators
Type: string
Example: set pop_authenticators="digest-md5:apop:user"
-221. pop_delete
+222. pop_delete
Type: quadoption
server when using the ``fetch-mail'' function. When unset, Mutt-ng will
download messages but also leave them on the POP server.
-222. pop_host
+223. pop_host
Type: string
since the superuser of your machine may read it regardless of the file's
permissions.
-223. pop_last
+224. pop_last
Type: boolean
for retrieving only unread messages from the POP server when using the
``fetch-mail'' function.
-224. pop_mail_check
+225. pop_mail_check
Type: number
This variable configures how often (in seconds) POP should look for new
mail.
-225. pop_pass
+226. pop_pass
Type: string
since the superuser of your machine may read it regardless of the file's
permissions.
-226. pop_reconnect
+227. pop_reconnect
Type: quadoption
Controls whether or not Mutt-ng will try to reconnect to a POP server when
the connection is lost.
-227. pop_user
+228. pop_user
Type: string
This variable defaults to your user name on the local machine.
-228. post_indent_string
+229. post_indent_string
Type: string
Similar to the ``$attribution'' variable, Mutt-ng will append this string
after the inclusion of a message which is being replied to.
-229. postpone
+230. postpone
Type: quadoption
Controls whether or not messages are saved in the ``$postponed'' mailbox
when you elect not to send immediately.
-230. postponed
+231. postponed
Type: path
in the mailbox specified by this variable. Also see the ``$postpone''
variable.
-231. preconnect
+232. preconnect
Type: string
Note: For this example to work, you must be able to log in to the remote
machine without having to enter a password.
-232. print
+233. print
Type: quadoption
Controls whether or not Mutt-ng really prints messages. This is set to
ask-no by default, because some people accidentally hit ``p'' often.
-233. print_command
+234. print_command
Type: path
This specifies the command pipe that should be used to print messages.
-234. print_decode
+235. print_decode
Type: boolean
useful if you are using some advanced printer filter which is able to
properly format e-mail messages for printing.
-235. print_split
+236. print_split
Type: boolean
Those who use the enscript(1) program's mail-printing mode will most
likely want to set this option.
-236. prompt_after
+237. prompt_after
Type: boolean
returning to the index menu. If unset, Mutt-ng will return to the index
menu when the external pager exits.
-237. query_command
+238. query_command
Type: path
queries. The string should contain a %s, which will be substituted with
the query string the user types. See ``query'' for more information.
-238. quit
+239. quit
Type: quadoption
effect, and if it is set to ask-yes or ask-no, you are prompted for
confirmation when you try to quit.
-239. quote_empty
+240. quote_empty
Type: boolean
Controls whether or not empty lines will be quoted using
``indent_string''.
-240. quote_quoted
+241. quote_quoted
Type: boolean
be added to the end of existing prefix. Otherwise, quoted lines will be
prepended by ``indent_string''.
-241. quote_regexp
+242. quote_regexp
Type: regular expression
to set this to a regular expression that matches exactly the quote
characters at the beginning of quoted lines.
-242. read_inc
+243. read_inc
Type: number
Also see the ``$write_inc'' variable.
-243. read_only
+244. read_only
Type: boolean
If set, all folders are opened in read-only mode.
-244. realname
+245. realname
Type: string
Note: This variable will not be used when the user has set a real name in
the $from variable.
-245. recall
+246. recall
Type: quadoption
Setting this variable to yes is not generally useful, and thus not
recommended.
-246. record
+247. record
Type: path
The value of $record is overridden by the ``$force_name'' and
``$save_name'' variables, and the ``fcc-hook'' command.
-247. reply_regexp
+248. reply_regexp
Type: regular expression
replying. The default value corresponds to the English ``Re:'' and the
German ``Aw:''.
-248. reply_self
+249. reply_self
Type: boolean
assume that you want to reply to the recipients of that message rather
than to yourself.
-249. reply_to
+250. reply_to
Type: quadoption
``Reply-To:'' header field to the list address and you want to send a
private message to the author of a message.
-250. resolve
+251. resolve
Type: boolean
undeleted) message whenever a command that modifies the current message is
executed.
-251. reverse_alias
+252. reverse_alias
Type: boolean
``abd30425@somewhere.net.'' This is useful when the person's e-mail
address is not human friendly (like CompuServe addresses).
-252. reverse_name
+253. reverse_name
Type: boolean
is unset, or the address that would be used doesn't match your alternates,
the From: line will use your address on the current machine.
-253. reverse_realname
+254. reverse_realname
Type: boolean
possibly including eventual real names. When it is unset, Mutt-ng will
override any such real names with the setting of the realname variable.
-254. rfc2047_parameters
+255. rfc2047_parameters
Type: boolean
Mutt-ng generates this kind of encoding. Instead, Mutt-ng will
unconditionally use the encoding specified in RFC 2231.
-255. save_address
+256. save_address
Type: boolean
default folder for saving a mail. If ``$save_name'' or ``$force_name'' is
set too, the selection of the fcc folder will be changed as well.
-256. save_empty
+257. save_empty
Type: boolean
Note: This only applies to mbox and MMDF folders, Mutt-ng does not delete
MH and Maildir directories.
-257. save_name
+258. save_name
Type: boolean
Also see the ``$force_name'' variable.
-258. score
+259. score
Type: boolean
selectively disable scoring for certain folders when the
``$score_threshold_delete'' variable and friends are used.
-259. score_threshold_delete
+260. score_threshold_delete
Type: number
Mutt-ng scores are always greater than or equal to zero, the default
setting of this variable will never mark a message for deletion.
-260. score_threshold_flag
+261. score_threshold_flag
Type: number
Messages which have been assigned a score greater than or equal to this
variable's value are automatically marked ``flagged''.
-261. score_threshold_read
+262. score_threshold_read
Type: number
Mutt-ng scores are always greater than or equal to zero, the default
setting of this variable will never mark a message read.
-262. send_charset
+263. send_charset
Type: string
character set (such as iso-8859-2, koi8-r or iso-2022-jp) either instead
of or after iso-8859-1.
-263. sendmail
+264. sendmail
Type: path
Mutt-ng expects that the specified program interprets additional arguments
as recipient addresses.
-264. sendmail_wait
+265. sendmail_wait
Type: number
process will be put in a temporary file. If there is some error, you will
be informed as to where to find the output.
-265. shell
+266. shell
Type: path
Command to use when spawning a subshell. By default, the user's login
shell from /etc/passwd is used.
-266. sidebar_boundary
+267. sidebar_boundary
Type: string
variable specifies the characters at which to split a folder name into
``hierarchy items.''
-267. sidebar_delim
+268. sidebar_delim
Type: string
This specifies the delimiter between the sidebar (if visible) and other
screens.
-268. sidebar_newmail_only
+269. sidebar_newmail_only
Type: boolean
If set, only folders with new mail will be shown in the sidebar.
-269. sidebar_number_format
+270. sidebar_number_format
Type: string
1) These expandos only have a non-zero value for the current mailbox and
will always be zero otherwise.
-270. sidebar_shorten_hierarchy
+271. sidebar_shorten_hierarchy
Type: boolean
At which characters this compression is done is controled via the
$sidebar_boundary variable.
-271. sidebar_visible
+272. sidebar_visible
Type: boolean
This specifies whether or not to show the sidebar (a list of folders
specified with the ``mailboxes'' command).
-272. sidebar_width
+273. sidebar_width
Type: number
The width of the sidebar.
-273. sig_dashes
+274. sig_dashes
Type: boolean
For example, Mutt-ng has the ability to highlight the signature in a
different color in the builtin pager.
-274. sig_on_top
+275. sig_on_top
Type: boolean
you really know what you are doing, and are prepared to take some heat
from netiquette guardians.
-275. signature
+276. signature
Type: path
outgoing messages. If the filename ends with a pipe (``|''), it is assumed
that filename is a shell command and input should be read from its stdout.
-276. signoff_string
+277. signoff_string
Type: string
or witty quotes into your mails, better use a signature file instead of
the signoff string.
-277. simple_search
+278. simple_search
Type: string
˜f joe | ˜s joe
-278. sleep_time
+279. sleep_time
Type: number
expunging messages from the current folder. The default is to pause one
second, so a value of zero for this option suppresses the pause.
-279. smart_wrap
+280. smart_wrap
Type: boolean
pager. If set, long lines are wrapped at a word boundary. If unset, lines
are simply wrapped at the screen edge. Also see the ``$markers'' variable.
-280. smileys
+281. smileys
Type: regular expression
The pager uses this variable to catch some common false positives of
``$quote_regexp'', most notably smileys in the beginning of a line
-281. smime_ask_cert_label
+282. smime_ask_cert_label
Type: boolean
certificate about to be added to the database or not. It is set by
default. (S/MIME only)
-282. smime_ca_location
+283. smime_ca_location
Type: path
This variable contains the name of either a directory, or a file which
contains trusted certificates for use with OpenSSL. (S/MIME only)
-283. smime_certificates
+284. smime_certificates
Type: path
contains mailbox-address keyid pairs, and which can be manually edited.
This one points to the location of the certificates. (S/MIME only)
-284. smime_decrypt_command
+285. smime_decrypt_command
Type: string
samples/ subdirectory which has been installed on your system alongside
the documentation. (S/MIME only)
-285. smime_decrypt_use_default_key
+286. smime_decrypt_use_default_key
Type: boolean
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)
-286. smime_default_key
+287. smime_default_key
Type: string
keyid (the hash-value that OpenSSL generates) to work properly (S/MIME
only)
-287. smime_encrypt_command
+288. smime_encrypt_command
Type: string
This command is used to create encrypted S/MIME messages. (S/MIME only)
-288. smime_encrypt_with
+289. smime_encrypt_with
Type: string
If unset ``3des'' (TripleDES) is used. (S/MIME only)
-289. smime_get_cert_command
+290. smime_get_cert_command
Type: string
This command is used to extract X509 certificates from a PKCS7 structure.
(S/MIME only)
-290. smime_get_cert_email_command
+291. smime_get_cert_email_command
Type: string
certificates, and for verification purposes (to check whether the
certificate was issued for the sender's mailbox). (S/MIME only)
-291. smime_get_signer_cert_command
+292. smime_get_signer_cert_command
Type: string
S/MIME signature, so that the certificate's owner may get compared to the
email's ``From:'' header field. (S/MIME only)
-292. smime_import_cert_command
+293. smime_import_cert_command
Type: string
This command is used to import a certificate via smime_keysng. (S/MIME
only)
-293. smime_is_default
+294. smime_is_default
Type: boolean
(Note that this variable can be overridden by unsetting $crypt_autosmime.)
(S/MIME only)
-294. smime_keys
+295. smime_keys
Type: path
which contains mailbox-address keyid pair, and which can be manually
edited. This one points to the location of the private keys. (S/MIME only)
-295. smime_pk7out_command
+296. smime_pk7out_command
Type: string
This command is used to extract PKCS7 structures of S/MIME signatures, in
order to extract the public X509 certificate(s). (S/MIME only)
-296. smime_sign_command
+297. smime_sign_command
Type: string
This command is used to created S/MIME signatures of type
multipart/signed, which can be read by all mail clients. (S/MIME only)
-297. smime_sign_opaque_command
+298. smime_sign_opaque_command
Type: string
application/x-pkcs7-signature, which can only be handled by mail clients
supporting the S/MIME extension. (S/MIME only)
-298. smime_timeout
+299. smime_timeout
Type: number
The number of seconds after which a cached passphrase will expire if not
used. (S/MIME only)
-299. smime_verify_command
+300. smime_verify_command
Type: string
This command is used to verify S/MIME signatures of type multipart/signed.
(S/MIME only)
-300. smime_verify_opaque_command
+301. smime_verify_opaque_command
Type: string
This command is used to verify S/MIME signatures of type
application/x-pkcs7-mime. (S/MIME only)
-301. smtp_envelope
+302. smtp_envelope
Type: string
as the envelope sender but only a particular one which may not be the same
as the user's desired From: header.
-302. smtp_host
+303. smtp_host
Type: string
invoking the sendmail binary. Setting this variable overrides the value of
``$sendmail'', and any associated variables.
-303. smtp_pass
+304. smtp_pass
Type: string
since the superuser of your machine may read it regardless of the file's
permissions.
-304. smtp_port
+305. smtp_port
Type: number
Defaults to 25, the standard SMTP port, but RFC 2476-compliant SMTP
servers will probably desire 587, the mail submission port.
-305. smtp_use_tls
+306. smtp_use_tls
Type: string
to start TLS and continue without TLS in case of an error. Muttng still
needs to have SSL support enabled in order to use it.
-306. smtp_user
+307. smtp_user
Type: string
Defines the username to use with SMTP AUTH. Setting this variable will
cause Mutt-ng to attempt to use SMTP AUTH when sending.
-307. sort
+308. sort
Type: sort order
You may optionally use the ``reverse-'' prefix to specify reverse sorting
order (example: set sort=reverse-date-sent).
-308. sort_alias
+309. sort_alias
Type: sort order
unsorted (leave in order specified in .muttrc)
-309. sort_aux
+310. sort_aux
Type: sort order
not the right thing to do, but kept to not break any existing
configuration setting).
-310. sort_browser
+311. sort_browser
Type: sort order
You may optionally use the ``reverse-'' prefix to specify reverse sorting
order (example: set sort_browser=reverse-date).
-311. sort_re
+312. sort_re
Type: boolean
whether or not this is the case, as long as the non-``$reply_regexp''
parts of both messages are identical.
-312. spam_separator
+313. spam_separator
Type: string
matches value for the spam label. If set, each successive match will
append to the previous, using ``spam_separator'' as a separator.
-313. spoolfile
+314. spoolfile
Type: path
automatically set this variable to the value of the environment variable
$MAIL if it is not set.
-314. ssl_ca_certificates_file
+315. ssl_ca_certificates_file
Type: path
Example: set ssl_ca_certificates_file=/etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt
-315. ssl_client_cert
+316. ssl_client_cert
Type: path
The file containing a client certificate and its associated private key.
-316. ssl_force_tls
+317. ssl_force_tls
Type: boolean
otherwise have to abort the connection anyway. This option supersedes
``$ssl_starttls''.
-317. ssl_min_dh_prime_bits
+318. ssl_min_dh_prime_bits
Type: number
use in any Diffie-Hellman key exchange. A value of 0 will use the default
from the GNUTLS library.
-318. ssl_starttls
+319. ssl_starttls
Type: quadoption
advertising the capability. When unset, Mutt-ng will not attempt to use
STARTTLS regardless of the server's capabilities.
-319. ssl_use_sslv2
+320. ssl_use_sslv2
Type: boolean
This variables specifies whether to attempt to use SSLv2 in the SSL
authentication process.
-320. ssl_use_sslv3
+321. ssl_use_sslv3
Type: boolean
This variables specifies whether to attempt to use SSLv3 in the SSL
authentication process.
-321. ssl_use_tlsv1
+322. ssl_use_tlsv1
Type: boolean
This variables specifies whether to attempt to use TLSv1 in the SSL
authentication process.
-322. ssl_usesystemcerts
+323. ssl_usesystemcerts
Type: boolean
certificate store when checking if server certificate is signed by a
trusted CA.
-323. status_chars
+324. status_chars
Type: string
(Certain operations like composing a new mail, replying, forwarding, etc.
are not permitted in this mode).
-324. status_format
+325. status_format
Type: string
will replace any dots in the expansion by underscores. This might be
helpful with IMAP folders that don't like dots in folder names.
-325. status_on_top
+326. status_on_top
Type: boolean
Setting this variable causes the ``status bar'' to be displayed on the
first line of the screen rather than near the bottom.
-326. strict_mailto
+327. strict_mailto
Type: boolean
``X-Mailto-'' and the message including headers will be shown in the
editor regardless of what ``$edit_headers'' is set to.
-327. strict_mime
+328. strict_mime
Type: boolean
*text to a single space to prevent the display of MIME-encoded
``Subject:'' header field from being devided into multiple lines.
-328. strict_threads
+329. strict_threads
Type: boolean
default, messages with the same subject are grouped together in ``pseudo
threads.'' This may not always be desirable, such as in a personal mailbox
where you might have several unrelated messages with the subject ``hi''
- which will get grouped together.
+ which will get grouped together. See also ``$sort_re'' for a less drastic
+ way of controlling this behaviour.
-329. strip_was
+330. strip_was
Type: boolean
which matches $strip_was_regex when replying. This is useful to properly
react on subject changes and reduce ``subject noise.'' (esp. in Usenet)
-330. strip_was_regex
+331. strip_was_regex
Type: regular expression
part of the ``Subject'' line when replying if it won't be empty
afterwards.
-331. stuff_quoted
+332. stuff_quoted
Type: boolean
``stuffed'', i.e. a space will be inserted between the quote characters
and the actual text.
-332. suspend
+333. suspend
Type: boolean
key, usually CTRL+Z. This is useful if you run Mutt-ng inside an xterm
using a command like ``xterm -e muttng.''
-333. text_flowed
+334. text_flowed
Type: boolean
Note that $indent_string is ignored when this option is set.
-334. thorough_search
+335. thorough_search
Type: boolean
searched are decoded before searching. If unset, messages are searched as
they appear in the folder.
-335. thread_received
+336. thread_received
Type: boolean
When set, Mutt-ng uses the date received rather than the date sent to
thread messages by subject.
-336. tilde
+337. tilde
Type: boolean
When set, the internal-pager will pad blank lines to the bottom of the
screen with a tilde (˜).
-337. timeout
+338. timeout
Type: number
to be pressed in the main menu before timing out and checking for new
mail. A value of zero or less will cause Mutt-ng to never time out.
-338. tmpdir
+339. tmpdir
Type: path
not set, the environment variable $TMPDIR is used. If $TMPDIR is not set
then "/tmp" is used.
-339. to_chars
+340. to_chars
Type: string
character is used to indicate when a mail was sent to a mailing-list
you're subscribe to (default: L).
-340. trash
+341. trash
Type: path
Note: When you delete a message in the trash folder, it is really deleted,
so that there is no way to recover mail.
-341. tunnel
+342. tunnel
Type: string
Note: For this example to work you must be able to log in to the remote
machine without having to enter a password.
-342. umask
+343. umask
Type: number
This sets the umask that will be used by Mutt-ng when creating all kinds
of files. If unset, the default value is 077.
-343. uncollapse_jump
+344. uncollapse_jump
Type: boolean
When set, Mutt-ng will jump to the next unread message, if any, when the
current thread is uncollapsed.
-344. use_8bitmime
+345. use_8bitmime
Type: boolean
flag when sending 8-bit messages to enable ESMTP negotiation or tell
libESMTP to do so.
-345. use_domain
+346. use_domain
Type: boolean
portion) with the value of ``$hostname''. If unset, no addresses will be
qualified.
-346. use_from
+347. use_from
Type: boolean
messages. If unset, no ``From:'' header field will be generated unless the
user explicitly sets one using the ``my_hdr'' command.
-347. use_idn
+348. use_idn
Type: boolean
Note: You can use IDNs for addresses even if this is unset. This variable
only affects decoding.
-348. use_ipv6
+349. use_ipv6
Type: boolean
contact. If this option is unset, Mutt-ng will restrict itself to IPv4
addresses. Normally, the default should work.
-349. visual
+350. visual
Type: path
Specifies the visual editor to invoke when the ˜v command is given in the
builtin editor.
-350. wait_key
+351. wait_key
Type: boolean
When set, Mutt-ng will always ask for a key. When unset, Mutt-ng will wait
for a key only if the external command returned a non-zero status.
-351. weed
+352. weed
Type: boolean
When set, Mutt-ng will weed headers when displaying, forwarding, printing,
or replying to messages.
-352. wrap_search
+353. wrap_search
Type: boolean
When set, searches will wrap around the first (or last) message. When
unset, searches will not wrap.
-353. wrapmargin
+354. wrapmargin
Type: number
Controls the size of the margin remaining at the right side of the
terminal when Mutt-ng's pager does smart wrapping.
-354. write_bcc
+355. write_bcc
Type: boolean
Controls whether Mutt-ng writes out the Bcc header when preparing messages
to be sent. Exim users may wish to unset this.
-355. write_inc
+356. write_inc
Type: number
Also see the ``$read_inc'' variable.
-356. xterm_icon
+357. xterm_icon
Type: string
set. This string is identical in formatting to the one used by
``$status_format''.
-357. xterm_leave
+358. xterm_leave
Type: string
set xterm_leave = "`test x$DISPLAY != x && xprop -id $WINDOWID | grep
WM_NAME | cut -d '"' -f 2`"
-358. xterm_set_titles
+359. xterm_set_titles
Type: boolean
as you're in an appropriate terminal). The default must be unset to force
in the validity checking.
-359. xterm_title
+360. xterm_title
Type: string