dot_config/isync/mbsyncrc

@@ -2,64 +2,69 @@
 ## overall design
 ##
 
-## Each of these configurations assume that I don't use the web interfaces
+## Each of these configurations assume that I don't use the
-## (usually) for any of my servers and that I only use mu4e as my email client
+## web interfaces (usually) for any of my servers and that I only
-## (because I am smarter than my smartphone).
+## use mu4e as my email client (because I am smarter than my
+## smartphone).
 
-## Further assumptions include that that the only "folders" (or labels) that I
+## Further assumptions include that that the only "folders" (or labels)
-## care about are inbox, archive, trash, drafts (maybe) and junk. Anything
+## that I care about are inbox, archive, trash, and drafts (maybe).
-## beyond this turns email into something it is not (a terrible todo list). Junk
+## Anything beyond this turns email into something it is not (a
-## is only useful for my hosted email so that I can train the bayesian filter.
+## terrible todo list). Spam/junk are useless to sync to a client
+## machine (unless something important "goes to junk" which in my
+## experience is extremely rare).
 
 ## To elaborate on the folders I do care about:
-##
+## - Inbox is the main interaction point with the email server/client.
-## - Inbox is the main interaction point with the email server/client. Mail
+## Mail comes in and I make the decision to reply (keep thread open in
-## comes in and I make the decision to reply (keep thread open in inbox),
+## inbox), archive (important enough to keep, but not enough to stay
-## archive (important enough to keep, but not enough to stay in sight), or
+## in sight), or delete (just plain useless). (Note there is instant
-## delete (just plain useless). (Note there is instant delete or move to trash
+## delete or move to trash depending on how sure I am of the message's
-## depending on how sure I am of the message's uselessness). Note that ideally
+## uselessness). Note that ideally the inbox is empty...as in no
-## the inbox is empty...as in no files (regardless of read/unread). This keeps
+## files (regardless of read/unread). This keeps it fast and
-## it fast and uncluttered.
+## uncluttered.
-##
+## - Archive (or whatever this is called in the server) is for old
-## - Archive (or whatever this is called in the server) is for old messages that
+## messages that may be useful for reference). This is where many
-## may be useful for reference). This is where many messages end up and accounts
+## messages end up and accounts for most of the size/bulk of the files.
-## for most of the size/bulk of the files. This is also why small inbox is
+## This is also why small inbox is important, because searching through
-## important, because searching through all these files is sloowwww.
+## all these files is sloowwww.
-##
+## - Sent is useless (just search for To:notme in archive) so don't
-## - Sent is useless (just search for To:notme in archive) so don't bother
+## bother syncing at all.
-## syncing at all.
+## - Trash is useful but only locally. I found it was a pain to get
-##
+## trash to sync correctly with everything else mu4e does, so I don't
-## - Trash is useful but only locally. I found it was a pain to get trash to
+## actually sync this folder. Instead, server trash is for spam/auto-
-## sync correctly with everything else mu4e does, so I don't actually sync this
+## deleted crap found by my filters. Client trash works like actual
-## folder. Instead, server trash is for spam/auto- deleted crap found by my
+## trash on the web interface. If I lose my laptop...oh well, it's
-## filters. Client trash works like actual trash on the web interface. If I lose
+## just trash :)
-## my laptop...oh well, it's just trash :)
+## - Drafts works just like trash in that it only is useful locally
-##
+## and not synced with the server. Ideally it is empty (why keep empty
-## - Drafts works just like trash in that it only is useful locally and not
+## drafts??).
-## synced with the server. Ideally it is empty (why keep empty drafts??).
 
 ##
 ## gmail server
 ##
 
-## To the best of my knowledge, gmail uses one giant folder and a bunch of
+## To the best of my knowledge, gmail uses one giant folder and
-## "labels" to group emails. This is frustrating because it does not map to
+## a bunch of "labels" to group emails. This is frustrating because
-## on-disk filesystem paths very nicely by default. Specifically, "All Mail"
+## it does not map to on-disk filesystem paths very nicely by default.
-## refers to everything minus trash/spam, and an "Inbox" label (folder?) is
+## Specifically, "All Mail" refers to everything minus trash/spam,
-## applied on top of this to denote the inbox messages. This leads to duplicates
+## and an "Inbox" label (folder?) is applied on top of this to denote
-## in many vanilla IMAP syncing solutions.
+## the inbox messages. This leads to duplicates in many vanilla IMAP
+## syncing solutions. (No idea why gmail was designed this way).
 
-## To get around this, I created a new label called "rxv" (archive, because
+## To get around this, I created a new label called "rxv" (archive,
-## apparently this name is "system reserved" in gmail) to denote the "non-inbox"
+## because apparently this name is "system reserved" in gmail) to
-## messages. This works but assumes that these labels are mutually exclusive
+## denote the "non-inbox" messages. This works but assumes that these
-## (which has no enforcement in gmail) so all handling is done by mu4e to ensure
+## labels are mutually exclusive (which has no enforcement in gmail)
-## that these are updated properly (eg msgs from inbox moved to archive folder).
+## so all handling is done by mu4e to ensure that these are updated
-## I also set auto-expunge = off and set deleted/expunged messages to be moved
+## properly (eg msgs from inbox moved to archive folder). I also
-## to trash (it could also be set to "delete forever" but trash is safer).
+## set auto-expunge = off and set deleted/expunged messages to be
+## moved to trash (it could also be set to "delete forever" but trash
+## is safer).
 
-## NOTE: this does not seem to work all that well when one moves from archive
+## NOTE: this does not seem to work all that well when one move from
-## back to inbox (eg it actually double-labels the message) Since I hardly ever
+## archive back to inbox (eg it actually double-labels the message)
-## do this...whatever
+## Since I hardly ever do this...whatever
 
 IMAPAccount gmail
 Host imap.gmail.com
@@ -138,13 +143,6 @@ Create Both
 Expunge Both
 SyncState *
 
-Channel yavin4-junk
-Far :yavin4-remote:"Junk"
-Near :yavin4-local:"junk"
-Create Both
-Expunge Both
-SyncState *
-
 Group yavin4
 Channel yavin4-inbox
 Channel yavin4-sent

dot_config/zsh/dot_zshrc.tmpl

@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ if ! alias_if eza \
         ll='eza -alhg --group-directories-first' \
         llt='eza -T' \
         llg='ll --git'; then
-    alias ll='ls --group-directories-first -Alh'
+    alias ll='ls -alh'
     alias_if tree llt='tree'
 fi