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title: Mail
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# Messages

Client
:   [mutt][1]

Sync
:   offlineimap, [isync][2]

Search
:   notmuch

# Contacts

Client
:   goobook

`~/.pim/markferry.net/goobookrc`

[DEFAULT]
    # If not given here, email and password is taken from .netrc using
    # machine google.com
    email: blah@markferry.net
    password: "My obvious password"
    # or if you want to get the password from a commmand:
    ;passwordeval: gpg --batch -d ~/.mutt/pw.gpg
    # The following are optional, defaults are shown
    cache_filename: ~/.pim/markferry.net/goobook_cache
    ;cache_expiry_hours: 24
    ;filter_groupless_contacts: yes

# Offline

Mutt IMAP isn't available offline. Configure ~~offlineimap~~ mbsync and notmuch.

## mbsync / isync

<https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Isync>

(`%i` is the subdirectory of the user home `%h` - required to support multiple separate mail accounts.)

```ini
[Unit]
Description=Mailbox synchronization service

[Service]
Type=oneshot
ExecStart=/usr/bin/mbsync -c %h/%i/config/isync/mbsyncrc -V -a
# a script to classify messages (optional)
ExecStartPost=%h/%i/config/notmuch-hook.sh
```

Sync flags when flags are changed locally by watching the notmuch directory:

`~/.config/systemd/user/mbsync@.path`
```ini
[Path]
PathChanged=%h/%i/mail/.notmuch

[Install]
WantedBy=default.target
```

Finally, sync flags when flags are changed remotely with a timer:

`~/.config/systemd/user/mbsync@.timer`
```ini
[Unit]
Description=Mailbox synchronization timer

[Timer]
OnBootSec=2m
OnUnitActiveSec=10m
Unit=mbsync@%i.service

[Install]
WantedBy=timers.target
```

## offlineimap

`~/.offlineimaprc` example:

[general]
    accounts = markferry # comma separated
    maxsyncaccounts = 3
    pythonfile = ~/.auth.py # see below
    
    [Account markferry]
    localrepository = markferry_Local
    remoterepository = markferry_Remote
    status_backend = sqlite
    autorefresh = 5
    quick = 15
    
    [Repository markferry_Local]
    type = Maildir
    localfolders = ~/mail
    keepalive = 180
    holdconnectionopen = yes
    
    [Repository markferry_Remote]
    maxconnections = 1
    type = Gmail
    #cert_fingerprint = 85dd311c4a1dbcda6fb53e46004386861844ed2e  # disable explicit cert
    sslcacertfile = /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt
    remoteuser = blah@markferry.net
    remotepasseval = auth['blah@markferry.net']
    realdelete = no
    folderfilter = lambda foldername: foldername not in ['[Google Mail]/All Mail', '[Google Mail]/Spam']

## .auth.py

A little python dictionary of credentials to isolate it from the rest of the (version-controlled) configs

`~/.auth.py`:

auth = dict()
    auth['blah@markferry.net'] = 'My obvious password'

## offlineimap-watchdog

Adapted for bash from the [offlineimap FAQ][4]

```shell
#!/bin/sh
# remove any old instances of this shell script or offlineimap
for pid in $(pgrep offlineimap)
do
    if  [ $pid -ne $$ ]
    then
        kill $pid
        echo killed old process: $pid
    fi
done

# wait for compiz (or whatever) to start and setup wifi
#sleep 20
# If offlineimap exits, restart it
while ((true))
do
    ( exec /usr/bin/offlineimap -u quiet )
    sleep 60 # prevents extended failure condition
done

```

# Links

*   [Mutt Notmuch Gmail][6] 
*   <http://blog.tshirtman.fr/2013/3/17/mutt-offlineimap-notmuch-nottoomuch>

[1]: /Tech/Mutt
 [2]: http://isync.sourceforge.net/
 [3]: Mail?action=sourceblock&num=1
 [4]: http://docs.offlineimap.org/en/latest/FAQ.html#what-can-i-do-to-ensure-offlineimap-is-still-running-and-hasnt-crashed
 [5]: Mail?action=sourceblock&num=2
 [6]: http://blog.developwithpassion.com/2013/05/02/getting-up-and-running-with-a-sane-mutt-setup/

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