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Re: Can I have nn alert me of incoming mail?

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From: Sven Guckes
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 22:21
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mrosen@nyx.cs.du.edu (Michael Rosen) writes:

>I didn't see this in the faq.
>
>Is there a way to have nn alert me of incoming mail like rn does?
>For instance, when mail comes in, there would just be a "(Mail)"
>sitting on the status line at the bottom...

To let nn notify you of new mail just set the variable "mail" to your
mailbox file within your nn init file ($HOME/.nn/init).
(Well, I think this does it.)

Example:

$HOME/.nn/init:
set mail /var/spool/mail/guckes

Neither did I see this in the FAQ nor the manual.
Sven :)
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Subject: Re: Can I have nn alert me of incoming mail?
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