popexec 0.2 review

popexec is a program for Unix/Linux which checks a POP e-mail account and then runs a program whenever new e-mail arrives

License: GPL (GNU General Public License) File size: 17K Developer: Bill Kendrick

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popexec is a program for Unix/Linux which checks a POP e-mail account and then runs a program whenever new e-mail arrives. A special feature of this program is that can run a specific email client when your POP box is empty. Examples are included which show you how to: Write "You have mail" or "You have X new messages" to a terminal, make a terminal beep, play an audio file, pop an X window onto the screen, make your keyboard LEDs blink, change your desktop background.

Here are some key features of "popexec":
Writing "You have new mail" to your terminal
Making the terminal beep
Playing a sound
Popping up an X window
Changing your X desktop
Blinking an LED on your keyboard