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# 2005 net-snmp 5.2.1 for DJGPP initial release bdecker


Mutt is a small but very powerful text-based mail client for Unix operating systems. This release has incorperated modified patches for NNTP, POP and SMTP ('builtin' sendmail) and calls to external apps (i.e. 'print', 'pipe message' and 'pipe attachment') work for the most part. Direct IMAP support is also included, although it is recommend to use an external IMAP client like 'isync'. A sample %DJDIR%/etc/_muttrc is included. Change to taste.


MuttD is a DOS-DJGPP implementation of this package, and it is downloadable from
the CADD-IT network ( http://www.caddit.net ). It has been build using WATTCP-32 R8 (available at http://www.bgnett.no/~giva/ ) and requires a DOS packet driver to run. For those using DJGPP under NT or WIN32 I recommend trying/buying/installing NDIS3Pkt available at http://www.danlan.com/ . You can get a sample wattcp.cfg from http://www.bgnett.no/~giva/ for setting up Wattcp on your DOS system if you have not already done so. One is *not included* in this package.


'Mbox' type folders are supported for storage, although a *modified* version of maildir (replace all "," and ";" with "_") is also provided for experimental use (I was able to hack matching changes in isync ;-). I have not used the gpg functions mutch, but the apps are there. Use of an external 'sendmail' app is also supported and recommended. Msmtp works well. There is a sample 'mailcap' file included which will be installed in %DJDIR%/etc! This allows in-message text viewing of non-text messages and attachments (i.e html, doc and pdf) I use lynx, antiword and pdftotext respectively for these. Long filename support is *strongly* recommended (required for maildir format).


There is also a small bug where builtin IMAP and POP tend to hang when connecting to a server by hostname. The best work-around this is just to use the plain IP address.


The modified sources are also being made available. There were many modifications and hacks, most notibly bypassing the 'mutt_create_filter' and 'mutt_create_filter_fd' functions for reading or writing messages or attachments to/from external processes. I know that they are a bit hackish, so please don't bother complaining (i.e. not '#ifdef __DJGPP__' used at every modification, although in the majority of cases). If you use 'make clean', the configuration header will also be re-written, so make a backup to compare with. (I just search/delete all .o, .a and .exe files).


There is NO WARRANTY. Please see the file 'COPYRIGHT' for the use license.



For more information about using configuring and using mutt see the project site:
 http://www.mutt.org/

Please feel free to forward comments or suggestion about the DOS port to me at:
 decker@dacafe.com

