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This is how you can use mutt with a gmail account to send email at the command line.
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mutt_and_gmail_smtp.sh
## Install homebrew:
ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.github.com/Homebrew/homebrew/go/install)"
## Run brew doctor to make sure everything is ok
brew doctor
## Install mutt
brew install mutt
## Setup your .muttrc file with the gmail smtp info:
cat > ~/.muttrc <<EOF
set smtp_url = "smtp://username@mindjet.com@smtp.gmail.com:587/"
set smtp_pass = "passwordgoeshere"
EOF
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