# # .elm/elmrc - options file for the ELM mail system # # Saved automatically by ELM 2.4ME+ PL32 (25) for Jakob Sawatzki # # # For yes/no settings, ON means yes, OFF means no. # # Lines beginning with "#" (like this one!) are comments. # # The "###" lines mean that you do not have a value set and the system # default will be used. The value shown was the default at the time # this file was created. Yes...the default could have changed between # then and now. # # how to sort the alias list, "Name" by default ### aliassortby = Name # name of editor to use for replies that have text ### alteditor = /usr/ucb/vi # alternative addresses that I could receive mail from (usually a # forwarding mailbox) and don't want to have listed... ### alternatives = # should the default be to delete messages we've marked for deletion? ### alwaysdelete = OFF # should the default be to keep unread messages in the incoming mailbox? ### alwayskeep = ON # should the default be to store read messages to the "received" folder? ### alwaysstore = OFF # should we use the "->" rather than the inverse video bar? ### arrow = OFF # should the message disposition questions be displayed(ON) or # auto-answered(OFF) with the default answers when we resync or # change folders? ### ask = ON # would you like to be asked for Carbon-Copies information each msg? ### askcc = ON # If ON, Elm will prompt you for a username with which to sign the pgp # message ### askpgpsig = OFF # attribution string for replies ('%s' is the author of original message) ### attribution = # automatically copy message being replied to into buffer? ### autocopy = OFF # This is used to determine if the builtin pager should be used on some # messages even if you would usually use an external pager program. # There are two ways of determining whether the builtin pager should be # used. If you want any message that is shorter than "n" lines to use the # internal pager, set the parameter to "n". If you want the builtin # pager to be used if the message is "m" lines shorter than the number of # lines on your screen set the parameter to be "-m". Setting the # parameter to zero will result in the message always being sent through # your external pager. ### builtinlines = -3 # where to save calendar entries ### calendar = ${HOME}/calendar # name of Character Set used with MIME text/plain Content-type # US-ASCII is default. Be aware that if you use a national charset # elm probably needs metamail to display US-ASCII. ### charset = ISO-8859-1 # list of Character Sets, which are more or less a superset of US-ASCII # so we know that we can display messages with charset=US-ASCII without # help of metamail ### compatcharsets = ISO-8859-1 ISO-8859-2 ISO-8859-3 ISO-8859-4 ISO-8859-5 ISO-8859-7 ISO-8859-8 ISO-8859-9 KOI8-R # list of options that can be configured at the "o)ptions" screen ### configoptions = ^_cdefsopyv_am_un # Should elm always ask the user to confirm before it appends # messages to any existing file? # This is used for both folders in the user's mail directory # and ordinary files. ### confirmappend = OFF # Should elm always ask the user to confirm before it creates # any new files? # This is used for both folders in the user's mail directory # and ordinary files. ### confirmcreate = OFF # Should elm ask for confirmation before it appends a message # to an existing file that is not a folder in the user's Mail # directory? # This is used for ordinary files only and does not affect # folders in the user's mail directory. ### confirmfiles = OFF # Should elm ask for confirmation before it creates a new folder # in the user's Mail directory? # This is used only for folders in the user's mail directory and # does not affect ordinary files. ### confirmfolders = OFF # save a copy of all outbound messages? ### copy = OFF # name of Character Set which the display supports. This is independent # of the above "charset". This is also copied to environment variable # MM_CHARSET when metamail is called. ### displaycharset = ISO-8859-1 # name of editor for ~e command (when editor="builtin") ### easyeditor = /usr/local/gnu/bin/emacs # what editor to use ("none" means simulate Berkeley Mail) editor = /usr/local/bin/pico -t # the character to use in the builtin editor for entering commands ### escape = ~ # save outbound messages by login name of sender/recipient even if the # associated folder doesn't already exist? ### forcename = OFF # do we want to be able to mail out AT&T Mail Forms? ### forms = OFF # The full user name for outbound mail ### fullname = # should we keep folders from which all messages are deleted? ### keepempty = OFF # The number of seconds Elm should remember your passphrase. -1 means never # expire it. ### keeppassfor = 300 # local ".signature" file to append to appropriate messages... localsignature = .signature # where to save my mail to, default directory is "Mail" maildir = # permissions to be given to newly-created saved mail files, default rw------- ### mailpermissions = rw------- # should we display the three-line 'mini' menu? ### menu = ON # This tells path of metamail program # # That version (Elm 2.4ME+) does not use Metamail's companion programs # (suchs as mmencode) directly, but metamail package supposes that # companion programs are installed to search path. # # Special values: none Don't call metamail # metamail Don't call metamail if environment # variable $NOMETAMAIL is defined ### metamail = /usr/local/bin/metamail # would you like a copy of a message you send to an alias you are on? ### metoo = OFF # This option controls how Elm will forward messages when MIME is defined. # ON: Causes Elm to send the message as a MIME attachment of type # MESSAGE/RFC822. Highly recommended when forwarding MIME # messages so that the receiver can correctly view the message! # OFF: Elm will include the forwarded message in your editor instead # of making it an attachment. ### mimeforward = OFF # when using the page commands (+ - ) change the current # message pointer...? ### movepage = OFF # just show the names when expanding aliases? ### names = ON # This control makes it possible to send raw 8bit or binary data when the MTA # doesn't support 8BITMIME and the -B8BITMIME option or # BINARYMIME and the -BBINARYMIME option # # Possible values: # 0 : Always convert 8BIT and BINARY data to QUOTED-PRINTABLE if the MTA # doesn't support the -B8BITMIME and -BBINARYMIME options. # 1 : Allow 8bit without -B8BITMIME, but binary data is encoded # 2+: Allow binary without -BBINARYMIME and and 8bit without -B8BITMIME # # It is STRONGLY recommended that it be left set to 0 unless you know what # you are doing!! # # Elm doesn't yet fully support BINARYMIME: it requires that text lines are # terminated with \r\n, Unix's \n isn't sufficient! # That is only partially implemented in this version of Elm. # # Quote from RFC 1830 (Experimental Protocol): # SMTP Service Extensions for Transmission of Large and Binary MIME Messages # # It is important to note that when using BINARYMIME, it is # especially important to ensure that the MIME message itself is # properly formed. In particular, it is essential that text be # canonically encoded with each line properly terminated with # . Any transformation of text into non-canonical MIME to # observe local storage conventions must be reversed before sending # as BINARYMIME. The usual line-oriented shortcuts will break if # used with BINARYMIME. ### noencoding = 0 # Don't do MIME part 2 (RFC 1522) encoding for 8-bit headers? # Because 8-bit data is not allowed in headers, # it is STRONGLY recommended that this is left set to OFF ### nohdrencoding = OFF # when messages are copied into the outbound buffer, don't include headers? # when replying ### noheader = ON # when messages are copied into the outbound buffer, don't include headers? # when forwarding # (Notice that messages are not copiend to outbound buffer when # mimeworward = ON) ### noheaderfwd = OFF # Should Elm use "pager" to display MIME multipart messages # with unknown subparts or with unknown subtype? ### pagemultipart = OFF # program to use for displaying messages ('builtin' is recommended) ### pager = less # start up by pointing to the first new message received, if possible? ### pointnew = ON # list of delivery precedences allowed, or empty to allow anything # precedence may be followed by optional ":priority" specification ### precedences = # prefix sequence for indenting included message text in outgoing messages... ### prefix = >_ # how to print a message ('%s' is the filename) ### print = /bin/cat %s | /usr/ucb/lpr # prompt for a command after the external pager exits? ### promptafter = ON # Forwarded messages are quoted like replies, rather than included # with "Forwarded message" and "End of forwarded message" banners # above and below. This don't have effect if "mimeforward" is TRUE. ### quoteforward = OFF # Value by which message count is incremented while reading a new mailbox. # Setting this value to a number larger than one will speed up the time it # takes to read a large mailbox when using a slow terminal. ### readmsginc = 1 # where to save received messages to, default file is "=received" ### receivedmail = =received # remote ".signature" file to append to appropriate messages... remotesignature = .signature # If set MIME Part 1 (RFC 1521) decoding is only done when MIME-version # header is present. Default: True ### require-mime-version-for-body-encoding = ON # If set MIME Part 2 (RFC 1522) decoding is only done when MIME-version # header is present. Default: False ### require-mime-version-for-hdr-encoding = OFF # emulate the mailx message increment mode (only increment after # something has been 'done' to a message, either saved or deleted, # as opposed to simply each time something is touched)? ### resolve = ON # save messages, incoming and outbound, by login name of sender/recipient? ### savename = ON # where to save copies of outgoing mail to, default file is "=sent" ### sentmail = =sent # The shell to use for shell escapes # If not set value from passwd is used ### shell = $SHELL # if this variable is ON, display text before PGP armor. ### showpgppreamble = ON # if this variable is ON, Elm will show who the message is to rather than # who it is from in the headers display. ### showto = OFF # do we want dashes above signatures? (News 2.11 compatibility and convention) ### sigdashes = ON # time in seconds which Elm will wait after displaying a transient message # and before erasing it. Can be 0 or positive integer. ### sleepmsg = 2 # how to sort folders, "Reverse Sent" by default ### sortby = Reverse-Sent # Set the main prompt timeout for resynching... ### timeout = 600 # display message title when displaying pages of message? ### titles = ON # where to place temporary files, default directory is "/tmp" ### tmpdir = /tmp/ # If ON, Elm will prompt you for your PGP passphrase and use it whenever # necessary to make it more convenient to hand PGP messages. ### usepgppass = ON # are we good at it? 0=beginner, 1=intermediate, 2+ = expert! userlevel = 2 # would you like to use termcap/terminfo ti/te entries? ### usetite = ON # name of editor for ~v command (when editor="builtin") ### visualeditor = /bin/vi # enable the weedout list to be read? ### weed = ON # what headers I DON'T want to see, ever. ### weedout = "*end-of-user-headers*"