Saturday, September 05, 2020

Re: [new package] mutt-wizard - automated configuration manager for neomutt

On 2020-08-13 14:48, Aisha Tammy wrote:
>>>>> On 6/1/20 12:46 AM, Aisha Tammy wrote:
>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>> This is quite a handy package for autoconfiguration of neomutt
>>>>>> and other utilities. I'm hoping we can get it so that a lot of the
>>>>>> newcomers who want to use neomutt won't be that daunted by the dotfiles.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I've attached the port but upstream doesn't make any tagged releases, so
>>>>>> I've made it using a dated format. I'm not sure what the proper method is
>>>>>> when adding versions to such packages.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> PS: upstream calls it mutt-wizard but it needs neomutt as told by upstream.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Aisha
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
> Reattaching port with updated Makefile.
> It should be building correctly now.
>
> Aisha

I have been using this, and attach a version with a patch from Aisha for
email validation and a quick fix of mine which makes notmuch integration
work.

I've tested config, bindings, syncing, password storage and multiple
account switching and agree this provides a very useful starting config
for users who want to get up and running. I have not tested sending PGP
encrypted mail, and the port doesn't take a user quite to the finish
line on that (and if you don't wish to encrypt your mail you'll need to
disable lines - it defaults to on), but this is an excellent resource
for a new would-be neomutt user to get set up, and also uses some
niceties like the sidebar.

We could leave the final encryption bits as an exercise to the user
they'd need to figure out anyway, but if anyone who does habitually use
encryption can test or if anyone has thoughts about use of the default
neomutt flavor, I can't really speak to that end of things. Most of the
setup is guided, which is nice. I quite like the rest and would love to
import this.

-pamela

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