diff --git a/mutt/tasks/main.yml b/mutt/tasks/main.yml
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+---
+- name: install packages
+  package:
+    name: mutt
+    state: installed
+
+- name: install global configuration
+  template:
+    dest: /etc/Muttrc.local
+    src: Muttrc.local
+    mode: 0644
+    owner: root
+    group: "{{ ansible_wheel }}"
diff --git a/mutt/templates/Muttrc.local b/mutt/templates/Muttrc.local
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+
+set hostname={{ mail_domain }}
+
+set imap_authenticators="gssapi:plain"
+set smtp_authenticators="gssapi:plain"
+
+set spoolfile="imaps://${USER}@{{ mail_server }}/INBOX"
+set folder="imaps://${USER}@{{ mail_server }}"
+set smtp_url="smtp://${USER}@{{ mail_server }}:587/"