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Replace notmuch with mu4e for email

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mu4e's refile moves messages between IMAP folders, enabling
cross-device sync via mbsync. notmuch tags are local-only.

- Switch from notmuch to mu/mu4e packages
- Auto-initialize mu database on first sync
- Configure mu4e with folder shortcuts and refile to Archive
- Add NixOS load-path for mu4e elisp files
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John Ogle
2026-01-04 12:59:35 -08:00
parent 7898def044
commit dab96a1c50
3 changed files with 43 additions and 77 deletions
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@@ -7,14 +7,15 @@ let
in
{
options.home.roles.email = {
enable = mkEnableOption "Enable email with notmuch, mbsync, and msmtp";
enable = mkEnableOption "Enable email with mu4e, mbsync, and msmtp";
};
config = mkIf cfg.enable {
home.packages = with pkgs; [
isync # provides mbsync for IMAP sync
msmtp # for SMTP sending
notmuch # email indexing and search
mu # email indexer for mu4e
mu.mu4e # mu4e elisp files for Emacs
openssl # for certificate management
];
@@ -52,58 +53,6 @@ in
SyncState *
'';
# Notmuch configuration
home.file.".notmuch-config".text = ''
[database]
path=${config.home.homeDirectory}/Mail
[user]
name=John Ogle
primary_email=john@ogle.fyi
[new]
tags=unread;new;
ignore=
[search]
exclude_tags=deleted;spam;
[maildir]
synchronize_flags=true
'';
# Notmuch post-new hook for folder-based tagging
home.file."Mail/.notmuch/hooks/post-new" = {
executable = true;
text = ''
#!${pkgs.bash}/bin/bash
# Tag messages based on their maildir folder location
# This runs after 'notmuch new' indexes new messages
# Process only messages with the 'new' tag (just indexed)
# Add inbox tag only for messages in INBOX folder
${pkgs.notmuch}/bin/notmuch tag +inbox -- tag:new AND folder:INBOX
# Add sent tag for messages in Sent folder
${pkgs.notmuch}/bin/notmuch tag +sent -inbox -- tag:new AND folder:Sent
# Add draft tag for messages in Drafts folder
${pkgs.notmuch}/bin/notmuch tag +draft -inbox -- tag:new AND folder:Drafts
# Add spam tag for messages in Spam folder
${pkgs.notmuch}/bin/notmuch tag +spam -inbox -unread -- tag:new AND folder:Spam
# Add deleted tag for messages in Trash folder
${pkgs.notmuch}/bin/notmuch tag +deleted -inbox -unread -- tag:new AND folder:Trash
# Add archive tag for messages in Archive folder
${pkgs.notmuch}/bin/notmuch tag +archive -inbox -- tag:new AND folder:Archive
# Remove the temporary 'new' tag from all messages
${pkgs.notmuch}/bin/notmuch tag -new -- tag:new
'';
};
# msmtp configuration
home.file.".msmtprc".text = ''
# Default settings
@@ -135,7 +84,7 @@ in
};
Service = {
Type = "oneshot";
ExecStart = "${pkgs.bash}/bin/bash -c '${pkgs.isync}/bin/mbsync -a && ${pkgs.notmuch}/bin/notmuch new'";
ExecStart = "${pkgs.bash}/bin/bash -c '${pkgs.isync}/bin/mbsync -a && (${pkgs.mu}/bin/mu info >/dev/null 2>&1 || ${pkgs.mu}/bin/mu init --maildir ~/Mail) && ${pkgs.mu}/bin/mu index'";
Environment = "PATH=${pkgs.rbw}/bin:${pkgs.coreutils}/bin";
StandardOutput = "journal";
StandardError = "journal";