Re: FVWM: FvwmTaskBar: MailBox

From: Dan Espen <dane_at_mk.telcordia.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2003 08:03:10 -0500

"f.kater2_at_gmx.net" <f.kater2_at_gmx.net> writes:
> Hello all,
>
> I wonder how the new mail lookup function in FvwmTaskBar works exactly

The man page explains what it does, it looks for data in
/var/spool/mail/$USER_LOGIN

> and if I could use it with my email client sylpheed-claws: Sylpheed puts
> new mail to a the folder ~/.mail/inbox but due to mail filters also to
> other folders. How would FvwmTaskBar notify new mail?

It can't.

> In case that there is no way to make FvwmTaskBar work with Sylpheed I'd
> like to make a enhancement request...: Since a lot of email clients
> offer a way to configure a new mail command the only thing missing in
> FvwmTaskBar would be a command to show the new mail icon.

I did some searching and didn't find "a lot of email clients
offer a way to configure a new mail command".
I see gkrellm has a mailcheck plugin...

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Dan Espen                           E-mail: dane_at_mk.telcordia.com
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Received on Fri Dec 12 2003 - 07:10:22 GMT

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