How I use email from the command line

00:04:07
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=argCIyERhyc

Resumo

TLDRThis video discusses the transition from the Greek countryside to a big city and the need for a better email setup for corporate tasks. It introduces Neomut, a command-line email client, and highlights the use of Mut Wizard, a script by Luke Smith, to simplify the setup process. The video demonstrates how to navigate Neomut's interface, send emails, and manage inboxes using keyboard shortcuts. It emphasizes the benefits of using Neomut for email management, including offline access and the ability to handle multiple accounts without the bloat of webmail services. The importance of reading documentation for troubleshooting is also mentioned.

Conclusões

  • 📧 Neomut is a powerful command-line email client.
  • 🛠️ Mut Wizard simplifies the setup process for Neomut.
  • 📜 Documentation is crucial for troubleshooting.
  • 📬 You can manage multiple email accounts easily.
  • ⚙️ Mail sync can be automated with cron jobs.
  • 💻 Neomut avoids heavy webmail interfaces.
  • 🔍 Keyboard shortcuts enhance navigation efficiency.
  • 📥 Offline email access is a key feature.
  • ✉️ Sending emails is straightforward with Neomut.
  • 📚 Read the full manual for best results.

Linha do tempo

  • 00:00:00 - 00:04:07

    The speaker has moved from the Greek countryside to a big city and needs a better email setup for corporate work. They introduce Neomut, a command-line email program that is difficult to set up, but can be simplified using a script called MUT Wizard by Luke Smith. This script automates the configuration of email settings, including IMAP, SMTP, and GPG, making the process much easier. The speaker demonstrates how to use Neomut, including navigating the interface, deleting emails, and sending messages. They highlight the functionality of the program, such as syncing mail and managing multiple accounts, and emphasize the importance of reading the documentation to troubleshoot any issues. Overall, they recommend using MUT Wizard for a streamlined email experience without the overhead of traditional email clients.

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Vídeo de perguntas e respostas

  • What is Neomut?

    Neomut is a command-line email client that allows users to manage their emails efficiently.

  • What is Mut Wizard?

    Mut Wizard is a script created by Luke Smith that simplifies the setup process for Neomut.

  • How do you start Neomut?

    You start Neomut by typing 'nm' in the terminal.

  • Can you manage multiple email accounts with Neomut?

    Yes, Neomut allows you to manage multiple email accounts.

  • What should you do if something breaks during setup?

    Read the documentation thoroughly before seeking help, as it covers most issues.

  • Is there a way to sync emails automatically?

    Yes, you can set up mail sync on a cron job for automatic updates.

  • What is the advantage of using Neomut over webmail?

    Neomut is lightweight and avoids the heavy JavaScript load of webmail services.

  • What should you do if you encounter issues with less common email providers?

    Check the documentation, as it may not cover very unusual email providers.

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    no longer out in the Greek countryside
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    and I've moved to the big city. I
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    decided I needed a better mail setup
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    because I'm going to be doing a lot of
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    corporate stuff like that. And the way
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    to do mail on the command line is with a
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    program called Neomut. It's kind of
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    notoriously difficult to set it up, but
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    that's why there's a script by another
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    deranged YouTuber, Luke Smith, that sets
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    everything up for you. You just have to
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    input your email and it finds like all
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    the IMAP, SMTP, whatever, sets up, GPG,
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    all the inboxes, everything for you,
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    which is kind of a massive headache
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    without it. So, if you look up um MUT
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    Wizard,
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    it has instructions to do everything.
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    And you can see there's like a few
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    things you need to get, but most of
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    these are like pre-installed. And it
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    downloads emails offline. And I'll just
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    show you how it works. So to start
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    Neomut, you do NM and then it drops you
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    into this great little interface. And
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    you can see you can scroll around at the
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    Vim bindings. You can select stuff with
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    space. Um you can delete things. So if I
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    get rid of some old emails, I can do D
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    or capital D rather. Oh, I guess I guess
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    that's not how you select things. I'm
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    still getting used to this. And then to
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    save those changes and actually move
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    them to the deleted folder, you can do
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    capital S and that'll say purge for
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    deleted and go yes. And then if B to
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    toggle this sidebar here, you can go
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    Ctrl J and K to scroll these control O
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    to open them. Or you can just do like if
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    I want to go to trash, I could do G T
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    and then I could go back with GI to go
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    to inbox. So that's pretty nice. You can
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    inspect emails with L and H. It goes in
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    and out. And then you can reply with R.
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    And here's what sending mail looks like
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    actually. So,
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    hit M. And then I'll just send it to
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    myself, I guess. Him at
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    silvinfranklin.com.
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    And then it'll prompt you for a subject
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    down here. So, I'll just do like test.
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    And then it'll drop me into Emacs. And
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    then right here, you can just type
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    whatever you want. I'm just going to
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    type test again.
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    And then let's quit out of that. And
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    once you do, you'll see that there's
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    this little dashboard that allows you to
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    add attachments, allows you to change
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    the subject, allows you to like copy
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    other people, and there's always this
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    help binding on the side, which is very
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    helpful. And then, yeah, so once we're
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    sure we want to send this, hit Y. And it
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    looks like it sent off successfully. So
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    yeah, that's pretty much all there is to
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    it. If you want to sync your mail,
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    there's a binding O that does this. And
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    it's it's going to run the mail sync
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    command under the hood.
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    And that basically will just pull in
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    new. You can see it pulled in my latest
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    email. And it pulled in some other ones,
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    too. Um,
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    so yeah, that's basically all there is
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    to it. There's a lot of functionality
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    within Mut Wizard itself.
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    You can see this is one of the most well
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    doumented commands that I've ever seen.
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    Luke Smith is very meticulous about
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    this.
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    It it gives you tons of options to add
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    and manage tons of different email
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    accounts. You can have multiple on one.
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    It allows you to put like the mail sync
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    on a cron job so that your mail is
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    constantly updating. And it's just so
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    nice to have this be on the terminal and
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    not have to like load up two terabytes
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    of JavaScript to check email. Like
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    especially Gmail, if you use that, it's
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    like that Angular codebase is colossal.
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    Highly recommend setting this up. Mut
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    Wizard makes it so much easier. Um, and
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    just read the full manual. If something
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    breaks for you, which is kind of likely
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    because there's like a lot of moving
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    pieces to getting your your mail set up.
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    Don't go spam the the repo with issues.
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    It's most likely like you haven't read
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    the the docs fully cuz he covers almost
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    every possibility except for like really
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    weird email providers like iCloud mail
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    that no one uses anymore. So yeah,
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    that's about it. Um, this video is
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    sponsored by Just kidding. We don't do
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    that here.
Etiquetas
  • Neomut
  • Mut Wizard
  • email client
  • command line
  • setup
  • Luke Smith
  • IMAP
  • SMTP
  • GPG
  • email management