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From: bd@hp-sde.SDE.HP.COM (Bob Desinger)
Newsgroups: gnu.emacs
Subject: Re: Finding out when new mail has arrived
Message-ID: <2380005@hp-sde.SDE.HP.COM>
Date: 24 Dec 88 07:55:27 GMT
References: <1466@zen.UUCP>
Organization: HP Software Engineering Systems, Palo Alto
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Victor Gavin (vic@zen.UUCP) asks:
> Is it possible for GNU emacs to notify me whenever I have new mail in my
> mailbox ?

The `M-x display-time' command should show you the presence of mail in
the mode line.  You can also start it in your .emacs with the line

	(display-time)	; display time, system load, unread mail

-- bd