mutt is a command-line (text based) email client.

Install mutt

On your own Linux computer :

• Install mutt, urlview and GnuPG
• Get yourself a GnuPG RSA based key with more than 1024 bits if you have not yet a key.
• Get this text file: muttrc-squat.net.txt
• Save it as .muttrc and edit it accordingly for your setup.
• Try it by starting mutt.

Note : It is for squat.net ssh users not recommend to use mutt and GnuPG on the squat.net server. Your private key is best placed on your own computer.

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Sending emails with mutt in this setup

Since Mutt 1.5.15 you can email directly from within mutt without needing an external program for sending out emails.

set smtp_url = "smtp://Your_Email_Username_Here@squat.net@smtp.squat.net:587"
set smtp_pass="if you like to save it etc" # Make .muttrc have 600 file permissions if you decide to save your SASL smtp password in .muttrc
set from="Your_Email_Username_Here@squat.net"
set realname="Some_Fantasy_Style_Username_Here"

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Todo in this little howto

• Change this mutt config so that not opening each GnuPG signed email requires your GnuPG passphrase to be typed in.

• Check the part with pgpewrap. See also : /usr/share/doc/mutt/examples/gpg.rc

• Apparently the mutt config file can be simplified (not tested by tech s!n wiki users yet ?), see this external weblink : http://blog.sanctum.geek.nz/linux-crypto-email/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=linux-crypto-email