this is obsolete doc -- see http://doc.nethence.com/ instead

Pine configuration 

This guide is outdated. See the new guide about Alpine and PGP: http://pbraun.nethence.com/unix/mail/alpine-pgp.html 

Installation 

On RHEL5, make sure those packages are installed, 

rpm -q \

ncurses-devel \

lynx \

wget \

aspell

Download and install Pine, 

wget ftp://ftp.cac.washington.edu/pine/pine.tar.gz

tar xvzf pine.tar.gz

cd pine4.64

./build NOSSL slx

cp bin/pine /usr/local/bin/

cp bin/pico /usr/local/bin/

Note. 'slx' for Linux plateforms 

Preparation 

Fix the permission (otherwise Pine will warn you), 

cd /var/spool

chown mail:mail mail

chmod 1777 mail

cd mail

chown USERNAME:mail USERNAME

chmod 600 USERNAME

Configuration 

Before starting Pine, eventualy create the dotfile based on our example, 

cd ~/

wget http://pbraun.nethence.com/code/mail/.pinerc

vi .pinerc

edit to your taste : 

- change USERNAME where it appears (:%s/USERNAME/your_username/g) 

- change personal-name, user-domain, customized-hdrs and alt-addresses 

note. the From customized header is only necessary if using an alternate user acount 

Note. 'rsh-open-timeout=0' to prevent terrible lags 

Note. default signature file is, 

cd ~/

vi .signature

Note. default addressbook file is ~/.addressbook 

Note. 'user-domain' defines the return path (MAIL FROM). The default is fqdn local hostname 

Note. when starting Pine, we get in the folder list (initial-keystroke-list=L) but we've included incoming folder in it se we get everything on the same screen. 

Note. as for sorting we recommend two possible configurations, 

sort-key=tHread/Reverse

#sort-key=Arrival/Reverse

Don't forget to create the defined mbox folder if they don't exist, 

#touch path/to/Drafts

#touch path/to/Sent

#touch path/to//Trash

Ready to go 

Prevent Pine from messing with your configuration, 

chmod 400 .pinerc

Finaly launch Pine, 

pine

Note. to navigate, use arrow keys 

Note. press '?' to ask for help 

Mbox virtual user 

If you need to access your mbox virtual user, 

postponed-folder=/var/spool/virtual/example.net/user.imap/Drafts

default-fcc=/var/spool/virtual/example.net/user.imap/Sent

default-saved-msg-folder=/var/spool/virtual/example.net/user.imap/Trash

inbox-path=/var/spool/virtual/example.net/user.imap/inbox

incoming-folders=sent /var/spool/virtual/example.net/user.imap/Sent,

        trash /var/spool/virtual/example.net/user.imap/Trash

        USERNAME /var/spool/mail/USERNAME

folder-collections=user.imap /var/spool/virtual/example.net/user.imap/[*],

        folders mail/[*]

goto-default-rule=inbox-or-folder-in-first-collection

Additional notes 

If using multiple emails, eventually add a role to automaticly change your From header accordingly, 

S (Setup) > R (Rules) > R (Roles)

To read messages on a remote box (having /etc/rimapd) through SSH, 

rsh-path=/usr/bin/ssh

rsh-command="%s %s -q -l %s exec /etc/r%sd"

rsh-open-timeout=5

Ref. http://docstore.mik.ua/orelly/networking_2ndEd/ssh/ch11_03.htm 

To use IMAP, 

#{SERVER/user=USERNAME}foldername

Additional and alternate settings (unused), 

#incoming-startup-rule=first-recent

#editor="nano -t -r 78 -x -Q #"

#editor="nano -t -H -R -i -m -p -r78 -w -x"#editor="pico -b -e -j -m -r72 -t -w -x -p -Q #"

#editor="nano --historylog --regexp --autoindent --preserve -r80 -w -x"

#editor="pico -b -e -j -m -r72 -t -w -x -p -Q #"

  #printer=

  #personal-print-command=/usr/pkg/bin/enscript -2 -r -f "Helvetica@10/10" -F "Helvetica@6/6"

#incoming-check-rule=automatic

#inc-fld-timeout=2

NetBSD package defaults, 

#feature-list=enable-mail-check-cue,

#       enable-suspend,

#       expanded-view-of-addressbooks,

#       include-header-in-reply,

#       include-text-in-reply,

#       show-selected-in-boldface,

#       signature-at-bottom

#sort-key=Arrival/Reverse

Patches, 

#

# incoming.patch

#

#incoming-folders-to-check=INBOX, nethenceCC, elge, root

#personal inbox, nethence inbox, club inbox

#[X] enable-check-incoming-folders

#inc-fld-timeout=2

#[X]recheck-all-incoming-folders

#incoming-check-rule=automatic

#

# fancy.patch

#

#(*) regular-index-with-expanded/collapsed-threads

thread-sort-key=Arrival

#[X] enhanced-fancy-thread-support

# and change sort-key at the beginning of this file

#

# all.patch

#

#quote-suppression-threshold=

#threading-display-style-rule=

#threading-index-style-rule=

#compose-rules=

#forward-rules=

#index-rules=

#replace-rules=

#reply-indent-rules=

#reply-leadin-rules=

#reply-subject-rules=

#save-rules=

#smtp-rules=

#sort-rules=

#startup-rules=

#special-text-color=

#maildir-location=

#special-text-foreground-color=

#special-text-background-color=

References 

http://www.washington.edu/pine/getpine/ 

http://www.washington.edu/alpine/acquire/ 

http://www.washington.edu/pine/tech-notes/config.html