Mail

The mail stack is designed for a plain-text, local-first workflow with Gmail as the current backing account.

Components

• neomutt is the mail client
• mbsync synchronizes Maildir state
• msmtp sends mail
• w3m handles HTML mail viewing when needed

neomutt Behavior

The current neomuttrc is tuned for:

• Maildir storage
• plain-text composition
• kernel mailing list friendly replies
• a visible sidebar for mailbox navigation
• external syncing through mbsync

The configuration explicitly avoids format=flowed, keeps quoting simple, and uses nvim as the editor.

Operational Flow

• Incoming and stored mail lives under ~/Mail/Gmail
• mbsync updates local mailboxes
• msmtp handles outbound delivery
• neomutt macros provide direct sync and raw message viewing shortcuts

Customization Notes

The first things to review when adapting this setup are:

• account names and mailbox paths
• SMTP and OAuth-related settings
• sidebar layout
• reply behavior for mailing-list workflows