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mail: Rename mail synchronization script to mail-sync

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Since we do not use neomutt anymore. Additionally, perhaps a 'mail-'
prefixed system is better for scripts etc which run independent of a
specific MUA.
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# office module
neomutt - terminal mail client
aerc - terminal mail client
[mbsync](https://isync.sourceforge.io/mbsync.html) - mirror your Imapped mail directory locally with two-way synchronization
[notmuch](https://notmuchmail.org/) - index and search your mail
msmtp - send mail through shell commands
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## mail
The current mail setup uses `mbsync` (from the isync project) to locally mirror the GMail imap folder.
It is run through a `neomutt-syncmail` script which can invoke pre- and post-sync hooks
It is run through a `mail-sync` script which can invoke pre- and post-sync hooks
(e.g. run your incoming mail through filters as soon as they arrive or ingest them into full-text search engines).[^1]
The sync script also automatically unlocks any pass directory so that credentials can be put into their respective applications and the directory closes again after use.
`msmtp` is used for mail sending by neomutt (and git if using git send-email).
`neomutt` then picks up the mail directory filled by `mbsync` and lets you browse it, respond to mail or create new ones.
`msmtp` is used for mail sending by aerc (and git if using git send-email).
`aerc` then picks up the mail directory filled by `mbsync` and lets you browse it, respond to mail or create new ones.
[^1]: That being said, the script is a little dusty and could probably use a little overhaul. It *works* but could be more fantastic I feel.