Several utilities can so that for you. bash shell does that (see below),
on my redhat i've got a "messages" utility that gives the number of
messages waiting for me [comes with the elm rpm], and some more for sure
...
from the bash man page:
MAIL If this parameter is set to a filename and the
MAILPATH variable is not set, bash informs the user
of the arrival of mail in the specified file.
MAILCHECK
Specifies how often (in seconds) bash checks for
mail. The default is 60 seconds. When it is time
to check for mail, the shell does so before prompt-
ing. If this variable is unset, the shell disables
mail checking.
MAILPATH
A colon-separated list of pathnames to be checked
for mail. The message to be printed may be speci-
fied by separating the pathname from the message
with a `?'. $_ stands for the name of the current
mailfile. Example:
MAILPATH='/usr/spool/mail/bfox?"You have
mail":~/shell-mail?"$_ has mail!"'
Bash supplies a default value for this variable,
but the location of the user mail files that it
uses is system dependent (e.g.,
/usr/spool/mail/$USER).
MAIL_WARNING
If set, and a file that bash is checking for mail
has been accessed since the last time it was
checked, the message ``The mail in mailfile has
been read'' is printed.
pascal
-----Original Message-----
From: New Bie [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, April 15, 1999 6:48 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: you have mail message
Hello ppl,
How do i turn on the message "you have new mail" when a new mail
arrives? Presently, no such message is displayed.
Thanks
nB.
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