[wplug] mail alert popups

[Eric Fierke]

actually, if there's a command line 'send' for jabber or any of the other
IM protocols out there, that would work fine, I think.  but, to the best
of my knowledge, all the IM programs out there are interactive-only.


Eric


On Tue, 16 Sep 2003, Jonathan S. Billings wrote:

> 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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