diff --git a/mu4e/mu4e.texi b/mu4e/mu4e.texi index 6d3a06b3..bf518f37 100644 --- a/mu4e/mu4e.texi +++ b/mu4e/mu4e.texi @@ -1232,15 +1232,15 @@ On MacOS, there is a program called @t{textutil} as yet another alternative: @section Crypto The @t{mu4e} message view supports@footnote{Crypto-support in @t{mu4e} -requires @t{mu} to have been build with crypto-support; see the @ref{FAQ}} -decryption of encrypted messages, as well as verification of signatures. For -signing/encrypting messages your outgoing messages, see @ref{Signing and -encrypting}. +requires @t{mu} to have been build with crypto-support; see the +@ref{FAQ}} decryption of encrypted messages, as well as verification of +signatures. For signing/encrypting messages your outgoing messages, see +@ref{Signing and encrypting}. Currently, only PGP/MIME is supported; PGP-inline and S/MIME are not. -For all of this to work, @command{gpg-agent} must be running, and it must set -the environment variable @t{GPG_AGENT_INFO}. You can check from +For all of this to work, @command{gpg-agent} must be running, and it +must set the environment variable @t{GPG_AGENT_INFO}. You can check from @command{emacs} with @key{M-x getenv GPG_AGENT_INFO}. In many mainstream Linux/Unix desktop environments, everything works @@ -1514,6 +1514,12 @@ two, you can still sign/encrypt messages. Currently, decryption and signature verification only works for PGP/MIME; inline-PGP and S/MIME are not supported. +Important note: the messages are encrypted when they are @emph{sent}: +this means that draft messages are @emph{not} encrypted. So if you are +using e.g. @t{offlineimap} to synchronize with some remote IMAP-service, +make sure the drafts folder is @emph{not} in the set of synchronized +folders, for obvious reasons. + @node Queuing mail @section Queuing mail @@ -2871,9 +2877,13 @@ mu: cleaning up messages [/home/foo/.mu/xapian] mu: elapsed: 0 second(s) @end verbatim -We can run both the @t{offlineimap} and the @t{mu index} from within @t{mu4e}, -but running it from the command line makes it a bit easier to troubleshoot as -we are setting things up. +We can run both the @t{offlineimap} and the @t{mu index} from within +@t{mu4e}, but running it from the command line makes it a bit easier to +troubleshoot as we are setting things up. + +NOte: when using encryption, you probably do @emph{not} want to +synchronize your Drafts-folder, since it contains the unencrypted +messages. You can use OfflineIMAP's @t{folderfilter} for that. @subsection Settings @@ -3125,6 +3135,8 @@ reply-message, based on some field in the original?} See @ref{Compose hooks}. @item @emph{And what about customizable folders for draft messages, sent messages, trashed messages, based on e.g. the @t{From:} header?} See @ref{Dynamic folders}. +@item @emph{Can I define aliases for (groups of) e-mail addresses?} Sure - +see @ref{(emacs) Mail Aliases}. @item @emph{How can I automatically add some header to an outgoing message?} Once more, see @ref{Compose hooks}. @item @emph{How can I influence the way the original message looks when @@ -3473,9 +3485,9 @@ the user for a maildir to save the message in. When using 'fancy characters' (@code{mu4e-use-fancy-chars}) with the @emph{Inconsolata}-font (and likely others as well), the display may be -slightly off; the reason for this issue is that Inconsolata does not contain -the glyphs for the 'fancy' arrows and the glyphs that are used as replacement -are too high. +slightly off; the reason for this issue is that Inconsolata does not +contain the glyphs for the 'fancy' arrows and the glyphs that are used +as replacements are too high. To fix this, you can use something like the following workaround (in your @t{.emacs}-file):