One can work around that by using wrapper scripts and exporting the needed environment variablesĮxport PASSWORD_STORE_DIR=~/.local/var/password-store While the above examples work fine for interactive use, using them from a cron job isĪ bit more involved since some of the programs invoked might expect certain environments. Mailctl is available from the AUR as a binary package: mailctl-bin AUR Running from cron User $(mailctl access token renewal happens automatically in the background transparent to the user. A comprehensive solution is using the mailctl utility which provides IMAP/SMTP clients with the capabilities of renewal and authorization of OAuth2 credentials.Īccount 'foo' imaps server '' While fdm can use OAuth2 access tokens in particular, it can be used with gmail, it lacks the ability to renew and/or authorize OAuth2 credentials. User pass $(pass foo-email-entry | head -1) Passwords for email accounts can be stored as plain text in the config file orĬan be requested from a password manager or key-ring via a shell command, in theįormat of $(cmd. Tip: You can also specify your login name and/or password in the. Refer to the fdm(1) man page for specifics on how to connect to other types of mail servers (POP3 for example). This will collect the mail from the listed accounts and deliver it to the INBOX folder that we made. # Match all mail and deliver using the 'inbox' action. Use mbox or maildir, but not both.Īccount 'foo' imaps server ''Īccount 'bar' imaps server ''

fdm.conf, and add your email accounts and basic filter rules. If you plan on using Mutt do the following setup:Įdit.

Mutt prefers a capitalized mail directory, and is able to use the maildir format. Install the fdm package or the fdm-git AUR package.įdm can be configured trough a configuration file.ĭefault is ~/.fdm.conf, or /etc/fdm.conf if that does not exist.įor full details refer to the manual pages fdm(1), fdm.conf(5) and theĪlpine uses the mbox format, so we need to set up some files that we will be editing: Comparing it to other same-purposed applications shows that it has similarities with Mutt's very focused design principles. Fdm ( fetch and deliver mail), is a simple program for delivering and filtering mail.

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