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Re: wrap long lines?



hitmedia <ezmlm@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> If I may piggy-back on his question:
> 
> How do I have my OUTGOING emails (things I type) automatically wrap
> at a certain # of characters?
> 
> Right now I'm using the default editor (vi) and just hit return when
> it feels I've reached a goot place to hit return.  But I'd rather 
> just type away and let the program wrap it for me, before sending.
> 
> Any hints?

In your muttrc,
set editor="vim +/^$ -c 'set tw=72 ft=mail'"

Please note that vim isn't vi. It's vi improved.

Bastiaan

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