Putting email in its place with Emacs and Mu4e
8 days ago
- #Mu4e
- #Emacs
- #Email Management
- The author aimed to consolidate multiple email accounts into a single, less distracting client using Emacs and Mu4e.
- Despite challenges, the author successfully integrated personal and charity emails but couldn't access work emails due to employer restrictions.
- Mu4e was chosen for its compact, customizable interface and quick search shortcuts.
- OfflineIMAP was used to download emails locally, with OAuth 2.0 setup for Gmail accounts and app passwords for Fastmail.
- The author created a helper script to manage OAuth tokens and app passwords securely.
- Emails were saved in Maildir format, with configurations for Gmail and Fastmail accounts.
- msmtp was configured for sending emails, using OAuth tokens for Gmail and app passwords for Fastmail.
- Mu4e was set up to index and search emails, with custom actions to link emails to Org Roam notes.
- Work emails remained inaccessible due to employer's restrictions on third-party clients.