Added mu4e to emacs config

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#+TITLE: Email Configuration
Setup ~mu4e~ to give emacs the capability to send emails using my gmail account.
* Initial Setup
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
;; (use-package mu4e
;; :ensure nil
;; :config
;; ;; Avoids syncing issues.
;; (setq mu4e-change-filenames-when-moving t)
Before installing any packages with emacs, there is some initial setup that needs to be done. The first part of this is installing isync. Isync is the actual program that is used to sync mail with remote imap servers such as the one used by gmail.
;; ;; Refresh mail every X seconds. Set to 5 minutes currently
;; (setq mu4e-update-interval (* 5 60))
;; (setq mu4e-get-mail-command "mbsync -a")
;; (setq mu4e-maildir "~/Mail")
;; (setq mu4e-compose-format-flowed
This can be installed with the following command:
#+begin_src bash
sudo pacman -S isync
#+end_src
After this is installed, a config file must be created at the location ~~/.mbsyncrc~ to configure isync to connect to some gmail account. I've included this in the git repo, so after installing everything with ~stow .~, it should already be configured properly. However, some information such as the username and password might need to be updated.
The password uses GPG to decrypt some encrypted password file for added security. To create this file, run the following commands:
#+begin_src bash
vim ~/.passwords/gmail # Add your password to the file.
gpg -c ~/.passwords/gmail # Creates a gmail.gpg file.
rm ~/.passwords/gmail # Remove the plaintext password file.
#+end_src
** Disclaimer
If you are using two factor authentication, this will not work. In this case, you will need to create an /app password/. A guide on how to do this can be found [[https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/185833][here]]. From here, I can just replace this value with what used to be my normal password.
* Mu4e
In this section, I'm setting up ~mu4e~ to give emacs the capability to send emails using my gmail account. To start, you need to install the ~mu4e~ package outside of emacs.
#+begin_src bash
yay -S mu
#+end_src
After installing the ~mu~ client, I also need to run a initial index using the following command:
#+begin_src bash
mbsync -a
mu init --maildir=~/Mail --my-address=randomdude936@gmail.com
mu index
#+end_src
From here, I can continue onto configuring the ~mu4e~ emacs package.
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
(use-package mu4e
:ensure nil
:load-path "/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/mu4e/"
:config
;; Avoids syncing issues.
(setq mu4e-change-filenames-when-moving t)
;; Refresh mail every X seconds. Set to 5 minutes currently
(setq mu4e-update-interval (* 5 60))
(setq mu4e-get-mail-command "mbsync -a")
(setq mu4e-maildir "~/Mail")
(setq mu4e-drafts-folder "/[Gmail]/Drafts")
(setq mu4e-sent-folder "/[Gmail]/Sent Mail")
(setq mu4e-refile-folder "/[Gmail]/All Mail")
(setq mu4e-trash-folder "/[Gmail]/Trash")
(setq mu4e-maildir-shortcuts
'((:maildir "/Inbox" :key ?i)
(:maildir "/[Gmail]/Sent Mail" :key ?s)
(:maildir "/[Gmail]/Trash" :key ?t)
(:maildir "/[Gmail]/Drafts" :key ?d)
(:maildir "/[Gmail]/All Mail" :key ?d))))
#+end_src

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IMAPAccount gmail
Host imap.gmail.com
User randomdude936@gmail.com
PassCmd "gpg --quiet --for-your-eyes-only --no-tty --decrypt ~/.passwords/gmail.gpg"
SSLType IMAPS
CertificateFile /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt
IMAPStore gmail-remote
Account gmail
MaildirStore gmail-local
Subfolders Verbatim
Path ~/Mail/
Inbox ~/Mail/Inbox
Channel gmail
Far :gmail-remote:
Near :gmail-local:
Patterns * ![Gmail]* "[Gmail]/Sent Mail" "[Gmail]/Starred" "[Gmail]/All Mail" "[Gmail]/Trash"
Create Both
SyncState *