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From: Alan.Gallatin@samba.acs.unc.edu (Alan Gallatin)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.elm
Subject: Newmail Notification
Keywords: newmail, wnewmail
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Date: 1 Apr 91 07:20:05 GMT
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Reply-To: alan@hercules.acpub.duke.edu  (Alan Marc Gallatin)
Organization: Duke University School of Law
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X-Note: PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO ME AT @SAMBA.ACS.UNC.EDU - THANKS!!

I was recently looking at some of the utilities which came with the ELM
package...

Would someone please explain the proper usage of 'newmail' and
'wnewmail'?

This is what I would LIKE it to do (so please tell me if it works) -  My
mail arrives at one machine on a cluster of 33.  (It's not exactly a
server, just a centralized address.)  Since all machines use the same
server, mail received on one is mail received on all.  The catch is
this:  only mail explicitly addressed to me on the machine to which I'm
curently connected will beep on my screen via biff.  (Example:  All mail
goes to alan@hercules.acpub.duke.edu - If I'm logged in on hercules when
mail comes in, it will beep 'new mail' or something like that.  If I'm
logged in on as alan@teer18.acpub.duke.edu, there will be no beep when
mail comes in addressed to hercules - However, if I enter elm from
teer18, the hercules mail will be waiting for me).  Basically, I want
notification of ANYTIME my /usr/spool/mail/alan receives a new
message...

Alan

p.s. PLEASE reply via mail

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