aerc-imap(5)

NAME

aerc-imap - IMAP configuration for aerc(1)

SYNOPSIS

aerc implements the IMAP protocol as specified by RFC 3501, with the following IMAP extensions:

    • IDLE (RFC 2177)

CONFIGURATION

IMAP configuration may be done interactively with the :new-account command.

In accounts.conf (see aerc-config(5)), the following IMAP-specific options are available:

source
    imap[s][+insecure|+oauthbearer]://username[:password]@hostname[:port]?[:oauth2_params]

    Remember that all fields must be URL encoded. The "@" symbol, when URL encoded, is %40.

    The meaning of the scheme component is:

    imap://:
        IMAP with STARTTLS

    imap+insecure://:
        IMAP without STARTTLS

    imaps:
        IMAP with TLS/SSL

    imaps+oauthbearer://
        IMAP with TLS/SSL using OAUTHBEARER Authentication

        oauth2_params:

        If specified, the configured password is used as an refresh token that is exchanged with an access token

            • token_endpoint (required)
            • client_id (optional)
            • client_secret (optional)
            • scope (optional)

        Example: imaps+oauthbearer://...?token_endpoint=https://...&client_id=

source-cred-cmd
    Specifies the command to run to get the password for the IMAP account. This command will be run using `sh -c [command]`. If a password is specified in the source option, the password will take precedence over this command.

    Example:

    pass hostname/username

SEE ALSO

aerc(1) aerc-config(5)

AUTHORS

Maintained by Drew DeVault <sir@cmpwn.com>, who is assisted by other open source contributors. For more information about aerc development, see https://git.sr.ht/~sircmpwn/aerc.