# &applet; Applet Manual V&manrevision;

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Eric Baudais
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GNOME Documentation Team
Sun Microsystems

     gdocteam@sun.com

Eric
Baudais
GNOME Documentation Project

     baudais@okstate.edu

Telsa
Gwynne
GNOME Documentation Project

     telsa@linuxchix.org

&applet; Applet Manual V&manrevision;
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Sun GNOME Documentation Team gdocteam@sun.com

GNOME Documentation Project

Inbox Monitor Applet Manual V2.1
August 2002

Sun GNOME Documentation Team gdocteam@sun.com

Eric Baudais baudais@okstate.edu

GNOME Documentation Project

Inbox Monitor Applet Manual V2.0
May 2002

Sun GNOME Documentation Team gdocteam@sun.com

Eric Baudais baudais@okstate.edu

GNOME Documentation Project

Mail Check Applet Manual, for GNOME 1.4
November 2001

Eric Baudais baudais@okstate.edu

GNOME Documentation Project

Mail Check Applet Manual, for GNOME 1.2
April 2000

Telsa Gwynne telsa@linuxchix.org

Eric Baudais baudais@okstate.edu

GNOME Documentation Project

This manual describes version &appletversion; of &applet;.

## Feedback

To report a bug or make a suggestion regarding the &applet; applet or this manual, follow the directions in the GNOME Feedback Page.

## Introduction

### &applet; Applet

Shows &applet; applet. Displays a message.

The &applet; applet checks your mail server at regular intervals to determine if there is new mail in your mailbox. The applet displays a message to inform you whether you have new mail.

To add &applet; to a panel, right-click on the panel, then choose Add to Panel Internet Inbox Monitor .

## Usage

To check the mail server for new messages, right-click on the applet, then choose Check for mail. &applet; contacts the mail server to determine if there is new mail on the server.

You can configure &applet; to run a command when you click on the applet. See for information about how to configure &applet; to run commands.

## Preferences

To configure &applet;, right-click on the applet, then choose Preferences.

### Mail check

Before each update

  Select this option to run a command before &applet; checks for new mail. Type the command in the text box provided. For example, type the command to run the dialup software that you use to connect to the Internet.

When new mail arrives

  Select this option to run a command when &applet; detects new mail. Type the command in the text box provided. For example, type `fetchmail` to run the fetchmail program to retrieve mail from a remote mail server.

When clicked

  Select this option to run a command when you click on the &applet; applet. Type the command in the text box provided. For example, to start a Netscape Messenger window when you click on the applet, type `netscape -mail` in the text box.

Set the number of unread mails to zero

  Select this option to set the number of unread messages to zero when you click on the applet.

Check for mail every

  Use this spin box to specify how often &applet; checks the mail server to determine if there is new mail.

Play a sound when new mail arrives

  Select this option to play a default sound when the applet finds new mail on the mail server. The default sound file is specified in `$prefix/etc/sound/events/mailcheck.soundlist`.

Select animation

  Use this drop-down list box to select the type of display to use in the applet. You can display text, an image, or an animation.

### Mailbox

Mailbox resides on

  Select one of the following options from the drop-down list box to specify the type of mail server on which your mailbox resides:

  - Local mailspool

    If your mailbox resides on a shared mail spool area on a local mail server.

  - Local maildir

    If your mailbox is set up as a `maildir` mailbox that resides in your local directory tree.

  - Remote POP3-server

    If your mailbox resides on a remote Post Office Protocol 3 (POP3) mail server.

  - Remote IMAP-server

    If your mailbox resides on a remote Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) server.

Mail spool file

  If you select Local mailspool or Local maildir as your mailbox location, use this field to specify the location to check for new messages.

Mail server

  If you select Remote POP3-server or Remote IMAP-server as your mailbox location, use this text box to specify the name of the remote mail server.

Username

  If you select Remote POP3-server or Remote IMAP-server as your mailbox location, use this text box to specify the username to access the remote mail server.

Password

  If you select Remote POP3-server or Remote IMAP-server as your mailbox location, use this text box to specify the password to access the remote mail server.

Folder

  If you select Remote IMAP-server as your mailbox location, use this text box to specify the folder on the server that contains your mailbox.

Command to run before checking for mail

  If you select Remote POP3-server or Remote IMAP-server as your mailbox location, use this text box to specify a command to run before &applet; checks the mail server for new mail.