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AERC-MAILDIR(5) File Formats Manual AERC-MAILDIR(5)

aerc-maildir - maildir configuration for aerc(1)

aerc implements the maildir format.

Maildir accounts currently are not supported with the :new-account command and must be added manually to the accounts.conf file (see aerc-accounts(5)).

The following maildir-specific options are available:

check-mail-cmd = <command>

Command to run in conjunction with check-mail option.

Example:

check-mail-cmd = mbsync -a

check-mail-timeout = <duration>

Timeout for the check-mail-cmd. The command will be stopped if it does not complete in this interval and an error will be displayed. Increase from the default if repeated errors occur

Default: 10s

source = maildir|maildirpp://<path>

The source indicates the path to the directory containing your maildirs rather than one maildir specifically.

The path portion of the URL following maildir:// must be either an absolute path prefixed by / or a path relative to your home directory prefixed with ~. For example:

source = maildir:///home/me/mail

source = maildir://~/mail

If your maildir is using the Maildir++ directory layout, you can use the maildirpp:// scheme instead:

source = maildirpp:///home/me/mail

source = maildirpp://~/mail

aerc(1) aerc-accounts(5) aerc-smtp(5) aerc-notmuch(5)

Originally created by Drew DeVault <sir@cmpwn.com> and maintained by Robin Jarry <robin@jarry.cc> who is assisted by other open source contributors. For more information about aerc development, see https://sr.ht/~rjarry/aerc/.

2023-04-23