[wplug] mail alert popups

[Jonathan S. Billings]

I actually use zephyr when I'm at work, but I started writing a Jabber 
notification tool that does this very thing.  It basically takes a 
couple lines from the top of the email, filters out any text that was 
in a reply (after a >), and sends it to my jabber identiity.  That way, 
anywhere I'm subscribed to Jabber service, I see when i get new mail.  
I was thinking of writing a custom client that subscribes to Jabber and 
displays the notification too, since gaim is kind of annoying.

The nice thing about the Jabber service is it is XML-centric, so 
encapsulating data is a breeze, and there are APIs for the service in 
nearly every language.

Of course, this probably doesn't help you find a tool, but at least you 
know what I have in mind in building my own.


On Tuesday, Sep 16, 2003, at 10:10 America/New_York, Eric Fierke wrote:

> This should be simple, but I just haven't found the right tool yet. 
> There
> are a thousand applets out there that will alert you if you have  you 
> when
> mail comes into /var/spool/mail.  I'm looking for a quick program that 
> I
> can launch from procmail that will tell me when procmail sends a 
> message
> to certain folders.  it doesn't even have to be specifically a mail 
> alert
> program, just a program that can take a string of text and pop it up in
> the middle of my monitor in a window.  sounds annoying?  no, not 
> really -
> I get several THOUSAND emails per day at work.  the vast majority I can
> ignore, but can't delete.  but when an important one comes in, its 
> nice to
> know.
>
> Suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
> Eric
>
>
>
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