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Re: Mail sounds?

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From: J.B. Nicholson-Owens
Date: Sun, 30 Aug 1992 01:31
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William E. Grosso writes
> How is this significantly different from using a .forward file 
> to play a sound when mail arrives ?

Probably not different at all from a functional perspective.  Either way,  
a sound is played when new mail arrives.  However, with Mail.app doing the  
work, you don't need a ~/.forward file at all.  Beginners would appreciate  
this (I suspect just an open panel away from making it work).
--
-- Jeff (jeffo@uiuc.edu)
-- no NeXTmail please
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From: jeffo@uiuc.edu (J.B. Nicholson-Owens)
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Date: Sun, 30 Aug 1992 01:31:39 GMT
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