After you have configured your mail server according to the Server Installation Instructions please select your computer platform to complete the installation.
NOTE: If you have NOT configured your mail server, please go back and do so. NotifyMail will NOT work unless your mail server has been configured.
- Create a shortcut to notify.exe and place it in your Startup Items group
- Double click on notify.exe
- The first time you launch NotifyMail, the following
preferences box will be displayed:
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Select your options you would like to use for NotifyMail. If
you want to change your preferences after the first time you
run NotifyMail, double click on the mailbox icon on your
taskbar. Once you have selected the options you want, click on
Hide and the window will disappear; the next time you run
NotifyMail, it will only appear on the task bar.
- Port: This is the port that NotifyMail will wait on for mail notification messages. In most cases, you will not need to change this from the default of 79.
- Use UDP: If you need to use UDP instead of TCP, check this box. In most cases, you will not need to check this box.
- Check Mail Using: This option lets you
specify your email client so that NotifyMail can instruct it
to check for mail. Your choices are Eudora, Pegasus,
QuickMail Pro, or MAPI. MAPI should be used for Outlook 98
or any other email client that supports MAPI. If your email
client is not listed, you can still use NotifyMail, but it
will not be able to tell your mail client to check for mail.
NOTE: if you are using Outlook 98 as your email client, you must install the Corporate or Workgroup version (even if you only have Internet mail). If you install the Internet only version, Microsoft removed the MAPI option and therefore NotifyMail can't tell it to check for mail.
- Play Sound: If you select this option, NotifyMail will play a sound when new mail arrives. You can specify the sound to use by clicking the Browse... button in the Sound box.
- Display Dialog Box: If you select this option, NotifyMail will display a dialog box (with the message specified in the Dialog Box Notification Message area) indicating that new mail has arrived.
- Launch File: If you select this option and choose an application (.exe), NotifyMail will run this when new mail arrives.
- Apply: Once you have made your choices, click the Apply button to write the options to you .ini file.
- Hide: Click this button to hide the NotifyMail window. A mailbox icon will still be visible on your taskbar.
When NotifyMail is running and no new messages have arrived, you will see a mailbox icon on your taskbar.
When one or more messages have arrived, NotifyMail will display a mailbox icon with a flag on your taskbar. If you right click on it, the message count will be cleared and the icon will revert to the plain mailbox. 
- You'll now be instantly notified of new email!