" this is a mail message
:set filetype=mail

" Don't make *~ backups
:set nobackup

" Ctrl-J for paragraph justification
:nmap <C-J> vipgq
:nmap <C-R> d/^-- <CR>O

" autoinsert date on <Ydt>
:iab <Ydt>  <C-R>=strftime("%a %d %b %Y %T %Z")<CR>

" spell checking
":source ~/.vim/plugin/vimspell.vim
":setlocal spell spelllang=en_ca,en_us,en
:setlocal spell spelllang=en

" a respectable width for text
:set textwidth=72
match Error80 /\%>75v.\+/ " highlight anything past 75 in red

" no auto indent or smart indent
:set noautoindent
:set nosmartindent

" mail format options
"   t auto-wrap comment
"   c allows textwidth to work on comments
"   q allows use of gq* for auto formatting
"   l don't break long lines in insert mode
"   r insert '*' on <cr>
"   o insert '*' on newline with 'o'
"   2 inserts based on second line (to allow for indented paragraphs)
:set formatoptions+=2