=> On [2011-10-22 23:01:52 +0800]: du yang Said: > On Saturday 10/22/11 19:26:52 CST, stardiviner wrote: > > I have googled some ways to watch(monitor) mailbox(I use maildir) and > > Notify when have new mails. > > First one is use some scripts. I found one on github that monitor maildir > > can notify. > > This method should be more simple. > > Second is use mutt's own status_format = "filter '....' |" to pipe to a > > script. then script will > > notify you. but I use sidebar patch, this method can not display > > status_format any more. > > I have tried those method. > > Or maybe write one script to run in cron to watch maildir. > > > > Anyway, I have not find good method still. > > If you have any idea about this. Or if you have some good hints or > > suggests. please tell me, thanks. > > > > If you are looking for a desktop widget, you can try gnubiff, xbiff2, > xbiff, and etc. the first one supports multiple mailbox. the second > seems just support only one mailbox. the last one xbiff only support > mbox. So gnubiff is most probably suitable for you. I will try this gnubiff. thanks du yang. > > If you just need a notify program, you can also try libnotify. Use a > script to check new mails and use the command notify-send to send > notifications. > > I personally like the small and simple program xbiff, so I use > a C program + xbiff + libnotify. which the C program is use to check > mailboxes and then write a mbox file which could be monitored by xbiff. > > Best regards, > du yang > -- > oooO::::::::: > (..)::::::::: > :\.(:::Oooo:: > ::\_)::(..):: > :::::::)./::: > ::::::(_/::::
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