Once you encrypt an email to someone you cannot read it. This is good for security, but bad for record-keeping. If you wanted to keep a copy of an encrypted email you could set $fcc_clear.
A better option is to enable $smime_self_encrypt, then set $smime_default_key to your personal S/MIME key id.
set smime_self_encrypt = yes set smime_default_key = bb345e23.0
Or, if you use PGP, $pgp_self_encrypt, then set $pgp_default_key to your personal PGP key id.
set pgp_self_encrypt = yes set pgp_default_key = A4AF18C5582473BD35A1E9CE78BB3D480042198E
If you have different key for signing, then you can set $pgp_sign_as or $smime_sign_as respectively.
Table 13.1. encrypt-self Variables
Name | Type | Default |
---|---|---|
pgp_default_key
|
string | (empty) |
pgp_self_encrypt
|
boolean |
yes
|
pgp_sign_as
|
string | (empty) |
smime_default_key
|
string | (empty) |
smime_self_encrypt
|
boolean |
yes
|
smime_sign_as
|
string | (empty) |
# Example NeoMutt config file for the encrypt-to-self feature. # -------------------------------------------------------------------------- # VARIABLES – shown with their default values # -------------------------------------------------------------------------- # Save a copy of outgoing email, encrypted to yourself set pgp_self_encrypt = "yes" set pgp_default_key = "PGP-KEY" # set pgp_sign_as = "PGP-SIGNING-KEY" # Save a copy of outgoing email, encrypted to yourself set smime_self_encrypt = "yes" set smime_default_key = "SMIME-KEY" # set smime_sign_as = "SMIME-SIGNING-KEY" # vim: syntax=neomuttrc