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Mu4e: Reference @tecosaur's goimapnotify use

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@ -153,8 +153,8 @@ You can now proceed with the [[#mu-and-mu4e][mu and mu4e]] section.
The steps needed to set up =mu4e= with =mbsync= are very similar to the ones for
[[#offlineimap][offlineimap]].
Start with writing a ~\~/.mbsyncrc~. An example for GMAIL can be found on
[[http://pragmaticemacs.com/emacs/migrating-from-offlineimap-to-mbsync-for-mu4e/][pragmaticemacs.com]]. A non-GMAIL example is available as a gist [[https://gist.github.com/agraul/60977cc497c3aec44e10591f94f49ef0][here]]. The [[http://isync.sourceforge.net/mbsync.html][manual
Start with writing a ~\~/.mbsyncrc~. An example for Gmail can be found on
[[http://pragmaticemacs.com/emacs/migrating-from-offlineimap-to-mbsync-for-mu4e/][pragmaticemacs.com]]. A non-Gmail example is available as a gist [[https://gist.github.com/agraul/60977cc497c3aec44e10591f94f49ef0][here]]. The [[http://isync.sourceforge.net/mbsync.html][manual
page]] contains all needed information to set up your own.
Next you can download your email with ~mbsync --all~. This may take a while, but
@ -162,6 +162,13 @@ should be quicker than =offlineimap= ;).
You can now proceed with the [[#mu-and-mu4e][mu and mu4e]] section.
*** Faster syncing
It's possible to use IMAP IDLE to be quickly notified of updates, then use a
tailored =mbsync= command to just fetch the new changes.
If this is of interest, this approach can be seen [[https://tecosaur.github.io/emacs-config/config.html#fetching][in @tecosaur's config]] where
[[https://gitlab.com/shackra/goimapnotify][goimapnotify]] is used for this.
** mu and mu4e
You should have your email downloaded already. If you have not, you need to set
=offlineimap= or =mbsync= up before you proceed.