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NNNNEEEEWWWWMMMMAAAAIIIILLLL((((1111LLLL)))) UUUUSSSSEEEENNNNEEEETTTT CCCCoooommmmmmmmuuuunnnniiiittttyyyy TTTTrrrruuuusssstttt ((((EEEEllllmmmm VVVVeeeerrrrssssiiiioooonnnn 2222....4444)))) NNNNEEEEWWWWMMMMAAAAIIIILLLL((((1111LLLL))))
NNNNAAAAMMMMEEEE
newmail,wnewmail - programs to asynchronously notify of new
mail
SSSSYYYYNNNNOOOOPPPPSSSSIIIISSSS
nnnneeeewwwwmmmmaaaaiiiillll [[[[----dddd]]]] [[[[----iiii _i_n_t_e_r_v_a_l]]]] [[[[----wwww]]]] _f_i_l_e-_s_p_e_c {_f_i_l_e-_s_p_e_c...}
wwwwnnnneeeewwwwmmmmaaaaiiiillll [[[[----dddd]]]] [[[[----iiii _i_n_t_e_r_v_a_l]]]] [[[[----wwww]]]] _f_i_l_e-_s_p_e_c {_f_i_l_e-_s_p_e_c...}
DDDDEEEESSSSCCCCRRRRIIIIPPPPTTTTIIIIOOOONNNN
_N_e_w_m_a_i_l is a program to allow monitoring of mailboxes in an
intelligent fashion. It is based loosely on _b_i_f_f(_1) and the
version of _n_e_w_m_a_i_l that was distributed with EEEEllllmmmm 1111....7777.
The basic operation is that the program will check the list
of specified mailboxes each _i_n_t_e_r_v_a_l seconds and will list
any new mail that has arrived in any of the mailboxes,
indicating the sender name, and the subject of the message.
Each entry displayed can be in a number of different formats
depending on the mode of the program, the number of folders
being monitored, and the status of the message. If you're
running it as a _w_i_n_d_o_w (e.g. ``-w'' or invoked as _w_n_e_w_m_a_i_l)
then the output will be similar to:
_s_e_n_d_e_r _n_a_m_e - _s_u_b_j_e_c_t _o_f _m_e_s_s_a_g_e
Priority: _s_e_n_d_e_r _n_a_m_e - _s_u_b_j_e_c_t _o_f _m_e_s_s_a_g_e
where <sender name> is either the name of the person sending
it, if available (the ARPA 'From:' line) or some other brief
indication of origin. If you are the sender, <sender name>
will be replaced by "to <recipient name>". If there is no
subject, the message "<no subject>" will appear on the
screen.
Folders are indicated by having the folder name appear first
on the output line, as in:
_f_o_l_d_e_r: _s_e_n_d_e_r _n_a_m_e - _s_u_b_j_e_c_t _o_f _m_e_s_s_a_g_e
If you're running _n_e_w_m_a_i_l without the windows option, then
the output is more suitable for popping up on an otherwise
active screen, and will be formatted:
>> New mail from _s_e_n_d_e_r _n_a_m_e - _s_u_b_j_e_c_t _o_f _m_e_s_s_a_g_e
>> Priority mail from _s_e_n_d_e_r _n_a_m_e - _s_u_b_j_e_c_t _o_f _m_e_s_s_a_g_e
Again, with folder names indicated as a prefix.
The flags available are:
----dddd This will turn on the debugging, verbose output
mode. It is not recommended that you use this
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NNNNEEEEWWWWMMMMAAAAIIIILLLL((((1111LLLL)))) UUUUSSSSEEEENNNNEEEETTTT CCCCoooommmmmmmmuuuunnnniiiittttyyyy TTTTrrrruuuusssstttt ((((EEEEllllmmmm VVVVeeeerrrrssssiiiioooonnnn 2222....4444)))) NNNNEEEEWWWWMMMMAAAAIIIILLLL((((1111LLLL))))
option unless you're interested in actually
debugging the program.
----iiii _i_n_t_e_r_v_a_l
This will change the frequency that the program
checks the folders to the interval specified, in
seconds. The default interval for the program is
60 seconds. _N_o_t_e: _i_f _y_o_u _c_h_a_n_g_e _t_h_e _i_n_t_e_r_v_a_l _t_o
_l_e_s_s _t_h_a_n _1_0 _s_e_c_o_n_d_s, _t_h_e _p_r_o_g_r_a_m _w_i_l_l _w_a_r_n _y_o_u
_t_h_a_t _i_t _i_s_n'_t _r_e_c_o_m_m_e_n_d_e_d.
----wwww Use of the ``-w'' flag will simulate having the
program run from within a window (e.g. the more
succinct output format, and so on). Most likely,
rather than using this option you should be simply
invoking _w_n_e_w_m_a_i_l instead.
_F_i_l_e _s_p_e_c_s are made up of two components, the _f_o_l_d_e_r _n_a_m_e
and the _p_r_e_f_i_x _s_t_r_i_n_g, the latter of which can always be
omitted. The format is _f_o_l_d_e_r_n_a_m_e=_p_r_e_f_i_x_s_t_r_i_n_g, and you can
specify folders by full name, by simply the name of the user
whose mailbox should be monitored, or by the standard EEEEllllmmmm
metacharacters to specify your folder directory (e.g. ``+'',
``='', or ``%'').
Folders that cannot be opened due to permission mismatches
will cause the program to immediately abort. On the other
hand, files that do not exist will continue to be checked
every _i_n_t_e_r_v_a_l seconds, so some care should be exercised
when invoking the program.
The program will run until you log out or explicitly kill
it, and can internally reset itself if any of the folders
shrink in size and then grow again.
The default folder to monitor is always your incoming
mailbox.
EEEEXXXXAAAAMMMMPPPPLLLLEEEESSSS
Some example invocations:
$ nnnneeeewwwwmmmmaaaaiiiillll
will check your incoming mailbox every 60 seconds.
$ nnnneeeewwwwmmmmaaaaiiiillll ----iiii 11115555 jjjjooooeeee rrrrooooooootttt
will monitor the incoming mailboxes for ``joe'' and
``root'', checking every 15 seconds for new mail.
$ nnnneeeewwwwmmmmaaaaiiiillll """"mmmmaaaarrrryyyy====MMMMaaaarrrryyyy"""" ++++ppppoooossssttttmmmmaaaasssstttteeeerrrr====PPPPOOOOBBBBOOOOXXXX
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NNNNEEEEWWWWMMMMAAAAIIIILLLL((((1111LLLL)))) UUUUSSSSEEEENNNNEEEETTTT CCCCoooommmmmmmmuuuunnnniiiittttyyyy TTTTrrrruuuusssstttt ((((EEEEllllmmmm VVVVeeeerrrrssssiiiioooonnnn 2222....4444)))) NNNNEEEEWWWWMMMMAAAAIIIILLLL((((1111LLLL))))
will monitor the incoming mailbox for user ``mary'',
prefixing all messages with the string ``Mary'', and the
folder in the users _m_a_i_l_d_i_r directory called ``postmaster'',
prefixing all of those messages with ``POBOX''.
You can also have more complex monitoring too, for example:
$ nnnneeeewwwwmmmmaaaaiiiillll ----iiii 33330000 $$$$LLLLOOOOGGGGNNNNAAAAMMMMEEEE====mmmmeeee $$$${{{{LLLLOOOOGGGGNNNNAAAAMMMMEEEE}}}}ssssuuuu====mmmmyyyyrrrrooooooootttt ////ttttmmmmpppp////mmmmbbbbooooxxxx
will check every 30 seconds for the users mailbox, a mailbox
that is the users login-name with ``su'' appended (e.g.
``joe'' would become ``joesu'') and the file /tmp/mbox,
prefixing new mail for each with ``me'', ``myroot'' and
``mbox'' respectively.
AAAAUUUUTTTTHHHHOOOORRRR
Elm Development Group
SSSSEEEEEEEE AAAALLLLSSSSOOOO
notify in sh(1) or csh(1)
BBBBUUUUGGGG RRRREEEEPPPPOOOORRRRTTTTSSSS TTTTOOOO
Syd Weinstein elm@DSI.COM (dsinc!elm)
CCCCOOOOPPPPYYYYRRRRIIIIGGGGHHHHTTTTSSSS
Copyright 1988-1992 by The USENET Community Trust
Derived from Elm 2.0, Copyright 1986, 1987 by Dave Taylor
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