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

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From: Tom McCain
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 23:10
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hc05@rexago8.uucp (Beirne Konarski) writes:


: >: set mail /var/spool/mail/guckes

: >: >For instance, when mail comes in, there would just be a "(Mail)"
: >: >sitting on the status line at the bottom...

: >Nope.

Yep!

: >This allows you to type ":rmail" and read your new mail messages.

Does this too.

: Yes, it does notify you about new mail.  It shows up to the right of the time
: on the status line.

Hey your right!  I guess I just never noticed it down there before
now....  My apologies!

--tom
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	    Tom McCain            tom@dynamo.ecn.purdue.edu

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