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#### 8.2.5 Configuring nnmairix

In group mode, type `G b c` (`nnmairix-create-server-and-default-group`). This will ask you for all necessary information and create a `nnmairix` server as a foreign server. You will have to specify the following:

- The name of the `nnmairix` server—choose whatever you want.
- The name of the back end server where mairix should store its searches. This must be a full server name, like `nnml:mymail`. Just hit `TAB` to see the available servers. Currently, servers which are accessed through `nnmaildir`, `nnimap` and `nnml` are supported. As explained above, for locally stored mails, this can be an existing server where you store your mails. However, you can also create e.g. a new `nnmaildir` or `nnml` server exclusively for `nnmairix` in your secondary select methods (see Finding the News). If you use a secondary `nnml` server just for mairix, make sure that you explicitly set the server variable `nnml-get-new-mail` to `nil`, or you might lose mail (see nnmairix caveats). If you want to use mairix remotely on an IMAP server, you have to choose the corresponding `nnimap` server here.
- The command to call the mairix binary. This will usually just be `mairix`, but you can also choose something like `ssh SERVER mairix` if you want to call mairix remotely, e.g. on your IMAP server. If you want to add some default options to mairix, you could do this here, but better use the variable `nnmairix-mairix-search-options` instead.
- The name of the default search group. This will be the group where all temporary mairix searches are stored, i.e. all searches which are not bound to permanent `nnmairix` groups. Choose whatever you like.
- If the mail back end is `nnimap` or `nnmaildir`, you will be asked if you work with Maildir++, i.e. with hidden maildir folders (=beginning with a dot). For example, you have to answer ‘`yes`’ here if you work with the Dovecot IMAP server. Otherwise, you should answer ‘`no`’ here.