Re: HTMLVIEW to read mutt HTML email from browser

[hce <webmail.hce@gmail.com>]

On 5/10/08, Andrei Popescu <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sat, May 10, 2008 at 08:57:20PM +1000, hce wrote:
>  > Hi,
>  >
>  > In FC6, it automatically launches the browser when I open an HTML
>  > email in mutt. I've just learned because the FC has its own htmlview.
>  > Is it possible to set that feature in Debian as well to display the
>  > HTML emails in a browser when I open an html email in mutt? Please
>  > elaborate it.
>
>
> It depends what your definition of view is. I have this in .muttrc
>
>  ,----[ .muttrc ]
>  | # view html mails as text
>  | set implicit_autoview
>  |
>  | # prefer text over html
>  | alternative_order text/plain text/html
>  `----
>
>  With this the html is rendered to text inside the mutt pager. You also
>  need some program installed to process the html. I have lynx and links2
>  installed, but don't know which one is used.

I prefer to view the html emails in firefox. I guess lynx may also do
the view, but I never use the lynx before.

Thanks Andrei.

Jim