On Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 02:56:08PM -0800, Tim Johnson wrote:
> Not so much a mutt question as a request for a reference.
>
> FYI: I have used mutt for years on linux. I am considering getting a
> mac mini. Some time ago, I queried this list about using mutt on a
> mac and from the responses, it appears that some of you do just that.
>
> What I am most interested in at this time is whether there are any
> MLs or forums that are designed around using the mac terminal.
>
> I just found http://www.mac-forums.com, looks like there is a forum
> for mac terminal. Any other recommendations?
I have a related problem since moving from XP to Mac last May. I save email
threads as MBOX files and reference them on the (local) home page of my
browser, Firefox. The home page is my to-do list, and it contains references
along the lines of:
<A HREF=file:///Users/tbaker/work/important-email-exchange.mbox>
Under XP, with some fiddling, I was able configure Firefox to launch a batch
file,
which launched a script, which launched "mutt -f
important-email-exchange.mbox". In
other words, one mouse click in my to-do list in Firefox put me right into
mutt,
where I could read and directly respond to an email thread. I have been doing
this
for years.
With the Mac, I have combed the forums, tried Automator and numerous shell
script variations to try to get this to work. As I understand it, the problem
is how to pass the HREF filename to an Apple application (*.app) that can
launch a shell with mutt, taking the passed filename as an argument for mutt.
If I could solve this problem, then presumably I could configure the Mac to
open mutt when I click on a file such as "important-email-exchange.mbox" in
the Mac Finder.
I have tried everything I could think of, even looked into Emacs's Rmail, but
I'm not sure I understand the system well enough to know where to look for the
answer. Would one need to write an Apple script? Can anyone suggest an
approach?
Many thanks,
Tom
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Tom Baker <[email protected]>
