aerc
aerc is a lightweight, command-line mail user agent (MUA) written in the Go programming language. Setup includes a simple startup wizard to assist users in connecting their first mail server.
Installation
USE flags
USE flags for mail-client/aerc Email client for your terminal
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Enable support for net-mail/notmuch |
Emerge
root #emerge --ask mail-client/aercAdditional software
text/html MIME type support
To view email with embedded text/html MIME type content, the www-client/w3m and net-proxy/dante packages should be installed (according to man aerc-tutorial), and the text/html filter uncommented in the ~/.config/aerc/aerc.conf configuration file.
Configuration
Setup wizard
In general, to setup, run aerc and enter the values as appropriate, substituting the following information as necessary. It should take all of about 2 minutes to get connected to a mail server presuming the connection information is readily available.
For example, for a Gentoo developer to connect their email account to the mail server provided by Gentoo's Infrastructure project:
Basic account information:
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Gentoo |
| Full name | Larry the Cow |
| Email address | larry@gentoo.org |
Incoming mail (IMAP):
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| username | larry |
| password | <password> |
| Server address | dev.gentoo.org:143 |
| Connection mode | IMAP with STARTTLS |
Outgoing mail (SMTP):
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| username | larry |
| password | <password> |
| Server address | smtp.gentoo.org:587 |
| Connection mode | SMTP with STARTTLS |
Once the program is connected to a mail account, it is helpful to perform some configuration changes to make it more friendly for reading Gentoo related mail.
Files
If conversation threads/threading is desired, then (for at least v0.7.1 and prior) a filter will need to be applied to enable threading:
~/.config/aerc/aerc.confHelpful aerc customization for Gentoo#
# aerc main configuration
# Added to thread discussions in Gentoo
[ui:account=Gentoo]
threading-enabled=true
See also
- Mutt — a text-based, command-line mail user agent (MUA).
- Neomutt — command-line mail client forked from mutt.
- Thunderbird — Mozilla's solution to the e-mail client.