Rob Watkin muttered:
>
> I'm new to mutt
Welcome!
> There are a couple of things that don't seem to be working and some
> features I don't understand.
>
> * Color does not work - I have tried all the suggestions in the FAQ.
Don't you see any colors or what 'does not work'?
> * The 'screenshots' at http://www.mutt.org show an X enhanced menu but
> I can't figure out how to get that to work.
iirc, that's an eterm theme.
> * How (or where) does mutt save my 'sent mail'.
set copy=yes (default)
set record=/your/sent-mail/file
> I really thing that I must be missing some important piece of
> documentation which helps new users get oriented with mutt's
> philosophy.
For starters you could give the manual a chance :)
Presuming you installed mutt at the default place:
/usr/local/doc/mutt/manual.txt
/usr/local/doc/mutt/html/manual.html
HTH,
Michael
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