title: Case of setting up InterIMAP with Dovecot and Mutt for Fripost account on Debian
...
+*TODO Actually the configuration is for a single account. Restructure
+documentation to cover "single" and "multiple account" setups*
# Overview
# Install software
-Make sure testing is in sources.
+Make sure testing is in sources. Install (run as sudo):
- sudo apt-get install interimap dovecot-imapd
+ apt-get install interimap dovecot-imapd
# Structure of Maildir locally
+*TODO Explain the local storage setup*
# Setup Dovecot
-
-Disable dovecot:
+Disable the system wide Dovecot service (run as sudo):
```
-# systemctl stop dovecot
-# systemctl disable dovecot
+systemctl stop dovecot
+systemctl disable dovecot
```
Verify connectivity and setup with the following:
/usr/lib/dovecot/imap -o "mail_location=maildir:~/Maildir/fripost-dovecot"
you should see long output pattern `* PREAUTH ... Logged in as
-...`. The PREAUTH shows your authenticated at login. No type command
+...`. The PREAUTH shows your authenticated at login. Type the command
`a list "" "*"` to list your mailboxes.
Create a wrapper for execution
EOF
```
-# Configure email client (mutt)
+# Configure email client (Mutt)
Put in your mutt configuration: