diff --git a/.config/aerc/aerc.conf b/.config/aerc/aerc.conf
index 49902446..45f5592d 100644
--- a/.config/aerc/aerc.conf
+++ b/.config/aerc/aerc.conf
@@ -593,7 +593,6 @@ reverse-thread-order=true
 # Default: less -Rc
 # pager=hx
 # pager=less -Rc -k ~/.config/lesskey
-; pager=kak -ro -e 'def -hidden ismailreader nop; set buffer filetype mail'
 pager=kak -e 'set buffer filetype mail'
 
 #
diff --git a/.config/kak/autoload/byline.kak b/.config/kak/autoload/byline.kak
index 0ab13b75..495ae12b 100644
--- a/.config/kak/autoload/byline.kak
+++ b/.config/kak/autoload/byline.kak
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 provide-module byline %{
 
+    try %{ define-command -hidden true nop }
+    try %{ define-command -hidden false fail }
+    declare-option -hidden bool base_readonly false
+
 	# Mappings
 
 	map global "normal" "x" ": byline-drag-down<ret>"
diff --git a/.config/kak/autoload/filetype.kak b/.config/kak/autoload/filetype.kak
index 87dca6ec..98c49c8a 100644
--- a/.config/kak/autoload/filetype.kak
+++ b/.config/kak/autoload/filetype.kak
@@ -73,15 +73,21 @@ hook global WinSetOption filetype=kdl %{
 }
 
 hook global WinSetOption filetype=mail %~
-    nop %sh{ notify-send 'runs' }
+    evaluate-commands %sh{
+        # stdin, we assume it's a pager
+        if [ "$kak_bufname" = "*stdin*" ]; then
+            echo 'define-command -hidden ismailreader nop'
+        fi
+    }
     try %{
         ismailreader
-        nop %sh{ notify-send 'is mail reader' }
+        set buffer readonly true
     	try %{
     		# remove these highlighters so everything displays properly
     		remove-highlighter window/number-lines
     		remove-highlighter window/show-whitespaces
     		ui-wrap-disable
+    		ui-scrolloff-disable
     	}
     } catch %{
         set-option window formatcmd '/home/fic/dev/utils/mail-utils/format.py'