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# Format-Strings:
set date_format="!%a %b %d, %Y at %I:%M:%S%p %Z"
# control output of %d in index_format. strftime(3)
# here: Monday Dec 06, 1997 at 08:30:42pm CET
set forward_format="FW: %s"
# subject of forwarded mails

## set index_format="%4C %Z %(%d %b %y) %-20.20F (%?M?C%3M&%4l?) %s "
# message line in the index
# don't use locales here, because it's not needed and
# it runs in a memory leak in Linux libc5
# use %[!...] or %{!...} instead

set message_format="%-.16n: %s"
# string for message/rfc822 in attachment list

set pager_format="-%Z- %C/%m [%[%H:%M]] %-17.17n %s"
# status line of the pager
# (show time here, date can be seen in "pil")

set post_indent_string="" # Footer (after quotes, before signature).

# Attribution:
set attribution='On %{%a, %d %b %Y} or thereabouts, %n came forth with:\n'
# Default Reply-Intro (See send-hook for changes!)
# Status_format:
set status_format="-%r-%v--[%?M?%M/?%m msgs%?n?, %n new?%?d?, %d del?%?F?, %F flag?%?t?, %t tag?%?p?, %p postp?%?b?, %b inc?%?l?, %l?]--(%f)--%s-%>-%P-"

# Alias_format:
set alias_format="%4n %2f %t %-12a %r"

# Attach_format:
set attach_format="%u%D%I %t%4n %T%.40d%> [%.7m/%.10M, %.6e%?C?, %C?, %s] "

# Compose_format:
set compose_format="-- %v-- Compose [Approximate Message Size: %l Attachments: %a]%>-"

set folder_format="%3C %3N %3 %f"
#set folder_format="%d %N %f"

Last update: April 1, 2021