#+title:      mu4e: Email in Emacs
#+date:       [2024-05-01 Wed]
#+filetags:   :emacs:email:
#+identifier: 20240501T091500

* What is mu4e

mu4e is an Emacs front-end for the mu mail indexer. It gives you a fast,
keyboard-driven email client that stays inside Emacs.

* Setup

#+begin_src emacs-lisp
(use-package mu4e
  :load-path "/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/mu4e/"
  :config
  (setq mu4e-maildir "~/.mail"
        mu4e-sent-folder   "/Sent"
        mu4e-drafts-folder "/Drafts"
        mu4e-trash-folder  "/Trash"
        mu4e-get-mail-command "mbsync -a"
        mu4e-update-interval 300))
#+end_src

* Essential keybindings

| Key   | Action                     |
|-------+----------------------------|
| j     | Jump to maildir            |
| s     | Search                     |
| u     | Mark as unread             |
| d     | Mark for trash             |
| R     | Reply                      |
| C     | Compose new message        |
| x     | Execute marked actions     |

* Composing with org-msg

#+begin_src emacs-lisp
(use-package org-msg
  :config
  (setq org-msg-options "html-postamble:nil"
        org-msg-greeting-fmt "\nHi %s,\n\n"
        org-msg-signature "\n\nBest,\nAndros"))
#+end_src