Anybody know how to configure Mutt to use Xterm?

When i try to start Mutt i get....."Error opening terminal: xterm"

I read through the configuration manuals, but the solution isn't there. I'm thinking that Mutt knows to open xterm, since maybe thats the default terminal, however, it doesn't have the location of the bin.

Thx alot!

Just to ask the obvious question, do you have xterm installed on your system?

Another obvious question: since mutt is a command-line mail client, and xterm is a X-system terminal window display program, were you running a X-server?

Since it seems strange to me that mutt would default to a windowing terminal emulator if you weren't running from inside a GUI, here's a third obvious question: Have you tried mutt from a non-gui tty. (On most distributions you can get to a non-gui login by <ctrl-alt-F3>. Actually, <ctrl-alt> and any function key of 6 or less, but 1 and 2 are often in use by root. Function key 7 through 0 will usually show your X-server screens.)

thx for reply

Ok, i just tried to invoke mutt from init 3, and i still get an error......."Error Opening Terminal: Linux"

Well i thought mutt needs a terminal emulator to function, so how can it operate in tty3? Although, however, a dependency of Mutt is Ncurses, which is a library framework for developers to write text based apps, so if thats the case, doesn't Mutt require a gui terminal?

And, also, no i am not running a Xserver.

Any help would be appreciated.

The point of ncurses is to simulate a windowing system using the simple ANSI characters and cursor movement commands available on CRT terminals. Thus, using ncurses is how you can get "old fashioned" windows on a "tty" screen. (Tty in quotes because a "tty" is a "teletype" which just prints characters directly on paper.) So the error message you're getting probably doesn't mean what you think it means.

Here's a set of links from a post by fancypiper that might be helpful:

# Common e-mail tools
sendmail - postfix - sends mail to local users (and internet when configured correctly)
fetchmail - gets mail from internet accounts (non-Hotmail type)
procmail - sorts and delivers into separate mailboxes
mutt - mail client that sucks less than all the others
Email the Linux Way
Suresh Ramasubramanian's email guide
The Linux Mail User HOWTO
The Linux Electronic Mail Administrator HOWTO
SquirrelMail web mail
Why use Hotmail when there is LinuxMail?
Gotmail, a utility to download mail from Hotmail type accounts