diff --git a/.config/kak/autoload/email.kak b/.config/kak/autoload/email.kak
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+# hook global BufCreate .*aerc-compose-\d+[.]eml %{
+#     set-option buffer filetype mail
+# }
+declare-option -docstring 'mail formatter' str mail_fmt '/home/fic/dev/utils/mail-utils/format.py'
+hook global WinSetOption filetype=mail %{
+    set-option window formatcmd %opt{mail_fmt}
+    hook -group mail-auto-format window BufWritePre .* format
+    hook -once -always WinSetOption filetype=.* %{
+        unset-option window formatcmd
+        remove-hooks window mail-auto-format
+    }
+}