[SLUG] mutt config

[Al Girling]

On Fri, Jan 23, 2004 at 09:45:51PM +0000, Fintan Gaughan wrote:

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> 
> but i have been using muttrc builder  http://mutt.netliberte.org/
> to bulid my own muttrc file  doesnt do colour though  ( correct me if i am 
> wrong)

I've not used this so I can't really say.  Using a muttrc builder or
someone else's muttrc is a good way to get going with mutt, but to
really get to grips with a muttrc file you may find (as I did) it better
to start with a blank muttrc file and start to add individual elements
to see exactly how they affect mutt.  You can do this without affecting
your working everyday .muttrc by creating another file; say .muttrc.test
and calling it like 'mutt -F .muttrc.test'.  This will run mutt using
your test rc file to try out all those funky colours etc. ;)

> and what is the # Defining my mailing list addresses  do?
> at the bottom of your muttrc file?

The lines below this subtitle like:

"subscribe scarborough at mailman.lug.org.uk", defines the addresses I'm 
subscribed too.   This allows me to use 'L' to reply to the defined list
instead of 'r' which will create a reply to the individual sending the
message.  There's more to it than that, but that is the most obvious
thing it controls.

Sorry for the delay in this reply.

Al

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