X-Git-Url: https://projects.mako.cc/source/muttjump/blobdiff_plain/d26e79aa2bc6b1b70f97e63e0aa70f181d62c561..e7630d8b06c9e3e1119f65e9c2e12f0f60458517:/README diff --git a/README b/README index e69de29..345a353 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +muttjump +written by Johannes Weißl + +This script makes mail indexers (like mairix, mu or nmzmail) together with +mutt more useful. + +These search engines usually create a virtual maildir containing symbolic +links to the original mails, which can be browsed using mutt. +It would be optimal if mutt somehow knew that the two maildir entries +identify the same mail, but this is not that easy (mail folder +abstraction from different formats, no tight integration of mail indexers). + +So if one wants to rename (for setting/clearing flags), delete or edit the +mails, it is only possible using the original mail. This (very simple) +script helps to jump to this message, using e.g. this macro in .muttrc: + +macro generic ,j "push muttjump" "jump to original message" + +Don't forget to quit the new mutt instance (started by muttjump) after +the modifications.