Re: your mail

[Sumitra Sharma <sumitraartsy@gmail.com>]

On Sun, Mar 19, 2023 at 09:35:50AM +0100, Julia Lawall wrote:
> > Actually, the only issue I faced was that the outreachyfirstpatch
> > document does not contain the information of how one can set their inbox in mutt.
> > Due to which I had problems to send and reply mails. This below
> > configuration update will enable the inbox at the client side.
> >
> > How about this...
> >
> > Under the section "Configure esmtp":
> >
> > ###
> > Next, set up the mail client, mutt, with some defaults, by creating a .muttrc file in your homedirectory:
> >
> > Note: The imap_pass, smtp_pass would be the App password or
> >  	  the mailbox password.
> >
> >  		set sendmail="/usr/bin/esmtp"
> >  		set envelope_from=yes
> >  		set from="Your Name <my.email@gmail.com>"
> >  		set use_from=yes
> >  		set edit_headers=yes
> >
> >  		# IMAP settings
> >  		set imap_user = "username@gmail.com"
> >  		set imap_pass = "<mailbox password>"
> >
> >  		# SMTP settings
> >  		set smtp_url = "smtps://username@smtp.gmail.com"
> >  		set smtp_pass = "<mailbox password>"
> >
> >  		# Remote Gmail folders
> >  		set folder = "imaps://imap.gmail.com/"
> >  		set spoolfile = "+INBOX"
> >  		set postponed = "+[Gmail]/Drafts"
> >  		set record = "+[Gmail]/Sent Mail"
> >  		set trash = "+[Gmail]/Trash"
> > ###
> 
> Does this have anything to do with esmpt?
>

In the current version of the outreachy firstpatch document the configuration 
steps for .esmtp and .muttrc are written under the heading
"Configure esmtp" and also to configure esmtp we are creating the muttrc
file. So, both are linked in a way.

> Does "<mailbox password>" mean that you have to put your password in plain
> text?
> 

Yes, but it is always prefered to use the app password for better security.


Regards,

Sumitra

> julia