* Paul Stoeber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002-06-24 20:39]: > On Mon, Jun 24, 2002 at 09:41:46PM +0200, Rocco Rutte wrote: > > * Paul Stoeber [02-06-24 21:27:06 +0200] wrote: > > > Have the pros and cons of an external mail notification > > > program already been discussed on the lists? > > > > Hmm, what about biff and comsat allthough > > it doesn't catch all your folders at once... > > I meant: Have the pros and cons of { having mutt call an external > program when new mail arrives } already been discussed?
I've been maintaining a page on that topic for some years now. see sig > From Sven's intense reaction I guess it could have been. "intense"? naaa... > It seems to be useful to be notified of new mail while you > spend your tube time in some program other that mutt, > having a permanent mutt in one of your hidden screens. > The existence of the `beep_new' option admits that. that reminds me: this feature *could* be dropped. > But the method of sending \007 to the terminal > has some shortcomings: it can't distinguish > different types of events, and on some terminals > (mine for example) the beep is disabled. use /dev/snd instead. ;-) > My patch may be featurititis. Does mutt already > provide a hook to implement the feature? no. use an external command. you can hook into your MDA. much better than having a mutt process check all mailboxes. > Run-foo-command-on-bar-event seems > to be a common automation task. although mutt has bells-and-whistles you should not mistake it for a cow. Sven -- Sven Guckes [EMAIL PROTECTED] URL: http://www.math.fu-berlin.de/~guckes/mail/notification.html Mail Notification FAQ - which programs notify you about new mail? Sample setups welcome!