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mutt and GMail (wiki guide)

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http://crunchbanglinux.org – Re the wiki entry on setting up mutt with Gmail IMAP. To get this working, I don't need fetchmail or msmtp (or some other smtp program)? mutt connects directly via IMAP and SMTP? I'm asking because there is what appears to be a much more complicated guide here.The wiki is referenced on SuperUser here. (HowTos)

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Submitted by delinux on 05/20/2012 – Made popular on 05/20/2012

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