Notmuch/aerc

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Important
This guide assumes that the configuration for Notmuch and isync is complete and functional.

Setup

To setup aerc to use Notmuch, ensure it is built with support first:

user $equery u aerc
[ Legend : U - final flag setting for installation]
[        : I - package is installed with flag     ]
[ Colors : set, unset                             ]
 * Found these USE flags for mail-client/aerc-0.20.1:
 U I
 + + notmuch : Enable support for net-mail/notmuch

Configuration

Next, ensure the accounts.conf to point to Notmuch:

FILE /home/larry/.config/aerc/accounts.conf
[Personal]
source = notmuch://~/.mail/
maildir-store=~/.mail
maildir-account-path=gentoo
query-map = ~/.config/aerc/map.conf
outgoing = smtp://[email protected]:587
outgoing-cred-cmd = pass email/gentoo 2>/dev/null