Dear Mutt developers,

This email is sent here because "mutt -v" suggested this address.  I
am aware that the unknown variables problem is common, but allow me to
explain why I can't seem to fix it based on my ability level.

I am using Mac OS 10.10, and I am having trouble with Mutt.  I’ve
tried various configurations for .muttrc, so my current variables may
reflect bad entires.  However, no matter how I try to configure it for
gmail, I get something like this when I type mutt on my command line:

> Error in /Users/conorcook/.muttrc, line 3: my_tmpsecret: unknown variable
> Error in /Users/conorcook/.muttrc, line 4: my_gpass: unknown variable
> Error in /Users/conorcook/.muttrc, line 5: my_del: unknown variable
> Error in /Users/conorcook/.muttrc, line 7: imap_user: unknown variable
> Error in /Users/conorcook/.muttrc, line 8: imap_pass: unknown variable
> Error in /Users/conorcook/.muttrc, line 14: smtp_pass: unknown variable
> Error in /Users/conorcook/.muttrc, line 15: smtp_url: unknown variable
> Error in /Users/conorcook/.muttrc, line 19: header_cache: unknown variable
> Error in /Users/conorcook/.muttrc, line 20: message_cachedir: unknown variable
> Error in /Users/conorcook/.muttrc, line 21: certificate_file: unknown variable
> Error in /Users/conorcook/.muttrc, line 23: brackets ([ ]) not balanced
> Error in /Users/conorcook/.muttrc, line 24: ]: unknown command
> Error in /Users/conorcook/.muttrc, line 35: imap_check_subscribed: unknown 
> variable
> source: errors in /Users/conorcook/.muttrc
> Press any key to continue...

Then, it prompts:

> imaps://[email protected]:993/ does not exist. Create it? 
> ([yes]/no)

Then, it goes to the mailbox (in terminal, looking like vim or nano or
emacs), but it says there is "(no mailbox)."

The command "mutt -v" yields:

> Mutt 1.4.2.3i (2007-05-26)
> Copyright (C) 1996-2002 Michael R. Elkins and others.
> Mutt comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details type `mutt -vv'.
> Mutt is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it
> under certain conditions; type `mutt -vv' for details.
>
> System: Darwin 14.0.0 (x86_64) [using ncurses 5.9]
> Compile options:
> -DOMAIN
> -DEBUG
> -HOMESPOOL  +USE_SETGID  +USE_DOTLOCK  +DL_STANDALONE
> +USE_FCNTL  -USE_FLOCK
> -USE_POP  -USE_IMAP  -USE_GSS  -USE_SSL  -USE_SASL
> +HAVE_REGCOMP  -USE_GNU_REGEX
> +HAVE_COLOR  +HAVE_START_COLOR  +HAVE_TYPEAHEAD  +HAVE_BKGDSET
> +HAVE_CURS_SET  +HAVE_META  +HAVE_RESIZETERM
> +HAVE_PGP  -BUFFY_SIZE -EXACT_ADDRESS  -SUN_ATTACHMENT
> +ENABLE_NLS  -LOCALES_HACK  +HAVE_WC_FUNCS  +HAVE_LANGINFO_CODESET  
> +HAVE_LANGINFO_YESEXPR
> +HAVE_ICONV  -ICONV_NONTRANS  +HAVE_GETSID  -HAVE_GETADDRINFO
> -ISPELL
> SENDMAIL="/usr/sbin/sendmail"
> MAILPATH="/var/mail"
> PKGDATADIR="/opt/local/share/mutt"
> SYSCONFDIR="/opt/local/etc"
> EXECSHELL="/bin/sh"
> -MIXMASTER
> To contact the developers, please mail to <[email protected]>.
> To report a bug, please use the flea(1) utility.
>

In what I have discovered online, the problem seems to be related to
"-USE_IMAP."  Unfortunately, nothing I can find online tells me how to
change that and the related variables to "+USE_IMAP."  I am in my
command line infancy, so I have gotten in over my head.  Is there
anything you can suggest to remedy the issue?

Thank you for any help you can offer.

Best,
Conor Cook

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