Auto email checker/notifier?

[lwrver]

Can anyone recommend an automatic email checker/notifier for use with Thunderbird? There are quite a few listed, but I've never tried any of them. My windoz machine has a simple program that checks periodically for email on multiple accounts and even says "you've got mail" using a small wave file. Guess I'm trying to duplicate that functionality with linux. Isn't it funny how we get used to something as simple as that?

Thanks!

[hansdevr]

Re: Auto email checker/notifier?

For Gmail there is Gmail Notifier... http://gmail-notify.sourceforge.net/
For other mail try http://linux.softpedia.com/get/Commu...ion-3483.shtml

[Fintan]

Re: Auto email checker/notifier?

Mail-notification should be in the repos.

For Jaunty: gx mail notify plasmoid (widget). works well

[Detonate]

Re: Auto email checker/notifier?

I have Thunderbird set up to automatically check all my email accounts every ten minutes for new mail. I have a wave file that notifies me when a new message arrives, and it displays a pop up window. You just have to set up the accounts in Thunderbird. I did not install, nor do I need any additional programs.

[hansdevr]

Re: Auto email checker/notifier?

I have Thunderbird set up to automatically check all my email accounts every ten minutes for new mail. I have a wave file that notifies me when a new message arrives, and it displays a pop up window. You just have to set up the accounts in Thunderbird. I did not install, nor do I need any additional programs.

Seems like the best solution to me..

[lwrver]

Re: Auto email checker/notifier?

I have Thunderbird set up to automatically check all my email accounts every ten minutes for new mail. I have a wave file that notifies me when a new message arrives, and it displays a pop up window. You just have to set up the accounts in Thunderbird. I did not install, nor do I need any additional programs.

Never tried that. Sounds like the best option for me. Thanks for all the recommendations folks.

[Rob_H]

Re: Auto email checker/notifier?

If you use Gmail, the Gmail plasmoid integrates quite well with KDE 4. I recommend manually downloading it and following the installation instructions on KDE-Look rather than going through the "Install new widget / Get Hot New Stuff" dialog in KDE. The latter gave me problems.