My Mutt config

.muttrc

# I've not included my IMAP config

set timeout = 0
set mail_check = 0

# I've not included my SMTP config

set header_cache =~/.mutt/cache/headers
set message_cachedir =~/.mutt/cache/bodies
set certificate_file =~/.mutt/certificates

set status_on_top = yes

# I'm intending to change my editor to Vim rather than emacs
set editor = "emacs -nw %s --eval '(setq make-backup-files nil)'"
set index_format = "%{%b %d} %-15.15v %S %s"
set status_format = "%r %f Msgs:%?M?%M/?%m%?n? New:%n?%?o? Old:%o?%?d? Del:%d?%?F? Flag:%F?%?t? Tag:%t?%?p? Post:%p?%?b? Inc:%b?%?l? %l? (%s/%S) %> (%P)"
macro index ~ ":source ~/.muttrc<enter>"

color index yellow     black    ~N
color index white      black    ~D
set sort = threads
set sort_aux = reverse-date-received

set strict_threads
set uncollapse_jump
unset markers

# just a demo address
alias me Robert Brook <mail@robertbrook.com>