mail-notification (1)

mail-notification [-?|--help] [--usage] [-i|--enable-info]

        [-p|--display-properties] [-r|--consider-new-mail-as-read]
        [-a|--display-about] [-u|--update]
        [--unset-obsolete-configuration] [--gdk-debug=FLAGS]
        [--gdk-no-debug=FLAGS] [--display=DISPLAY]
        [--screen=SCREEN] [--sync] [--name=NAME] [--class=CLASS]
        [--gtk-debug=FLAGS] [--gtk-no-debug=FLAGS] [--g-fatal-warnings]
        [--gtk-module=MODULE] [--oaf-ior-fd=FD] [--oaf-private]
        [--oaf-activate-iid=IID] [--disable-sound] [--enable-sound]
        [--espeaker=HOST:PORT] [--version] [--sm-client-id=ID]
        [--sm-config-prefix=PREFIX] [--sm-disable]
        [--disable-crash-dialog] [--load-modules=MODULE1,MODULE2,...]
        [--display=DISPLAY] [-s|--print-summary]

mail-notification is a program that sits in your desktop environment's notification area (or say System Tray) and shows mail status icon. When there's no mail waiting, it doesn't show any icon, and the envelope icon appears when some of configured accounts have new mail. Also it can automatically launch the program, specified in Preferences on new mail arrival.

  mail-notification features include:
   * multiple mailbox support
   * mbox, MH, Maildir, Sylpheed, POP3, IMAP, Gmail and Evolution support
   * SASL authentication support
   * APOP authentication support
   * SSL/TLS support (disabled, see README.Debian)
   * automatic detection of mailbox format
   * immediate notification (depending on your settings)
   * HIG 2.0 compliance

These programs follow the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (`-'). A summary of options is included below. For a complete description, see the Info files.

-? --help

Show summary of options.

--usage

Show brief usage message.

-v --version

Show version of program.

-i --enable-info

Enable informational output.

-p --display-properties

Display the properties dialog.

-a --display-about

Display the about dialog.

-u --update

Update the mail status.

-r --consider-new-mail-as-read

Consider new mail as read.

--unset-obsolete-configuration

Unset obsolete GConf configuration.

--display=DISPLAY

X display to use.

-s --print-summary

Print a XML mail summary.

To run this application the standard way, type:

# mail-notification &

To start directly into the preferences dialog or to access it while mail-notification is running, type:

# mail-notification -p &

mail-notification was written by Jean-Yves Lefort <[email protected]>.

This manual page was written by Pascal Giard <[email protected]> and LIU Qi <[email protected]> for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others). Great parts were directly taken from the manpage written by Dan Korostelev <[email protected]>. Thanks Kai-Martin <[email protected]> for the updated information.

Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 2 any later version published by the Free Software Foundation.

mail-notification home page

http://www.nongnu.org/mailnotify

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