[[https://github.com/djcb/mu][MU]] is a tool for dealing with email messages stored in the Maildir-format. Its purpose is to help quickly find the messages needed, and allows users to view messages, extract attachments, create new maildirs, and much more. It's written in C and C++, and includes extensions for Emacs (MU4E) and guile scheme.
#+NAME: emacs-mu4e-package
#+BEGIN_SRC nix
epkgs.mu4e-alert
#+END_SRC
[[https://emacswiki.org/emacs/mu4e][MU4E]] is an email client for Emacs. It's based on the mu email indexer / searcher.
+ Fully search based: no folders, only queries
+ Fully documented, with example configurations
+ User-interface optimized for speed, with quick keystrokes for common actions
+ Asynchronous; heavy actions do not block Emacs
+ Support for non-English languages
+ Support for signing and encryption
+ Address auto-completion based on existing messages
+ Extensibile with existing code and snippets
#+NAME: emacs-mu4e-config
#+BEGIN_SRC nix
# Deploy the authinfo file.
@ -2240,11 +2260,7 @@ home.file.".mbsyncrc" = {
};
#+END_SRC
#+BEGIN_SRC sh
mbsync -a
mu init --maildir="~/.cache/mail" --my-address="chris@chrishayward.xyz"
mu index
#+END_SRC
Before using the software inside of Emacs, the maildir must be created in the local filesystem, and indexed. This is done with a single custom shell script binary ~mail-init~ which wraps the underlying mu commands. The emacs extension is shipped with the mu mail indexer. To utilize it, it must be added to the load path inside of Emacs.
