---
name: "mail-notification"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "mail-notification"
version: "5.4.dfsg.1-14+b5"
release: "Debian 9 (Stretch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mail-notification"
---

# mail-notification(1)

## NAME

**mail-notification** -- a mail notification system tray icon

## SYNOPSIS

**mail-notification** \[*-?*\|*--help*\] \[*--usage*\] \[*-i*\|*--enable-info*\]\
         \[*-p*\|*--display-properties*\] \[*-r*\|*--consider-new-mail-as-read*\]\
         \[*-a*\|*--display-about*\] \[*-u*\|*--update*\]\
         \[*--unset-obsolete-configuration*\] \[*--gdk-debug=FLAGS*\]\
         \[*--gdk-no-debug=FLAGS*\] \[*--display=DISPLAY*\]\
         \[*--screen=SCREEN*\] \[*--sync*\] \[*--name=NAME*\] \[*--class=CLASS*\]\
         \[*--gtk-debug=FLAGS*\] \[*--gtk-no-debug=FLAGS*\] \[*--g-fatal-warnings*\]\
         \[*--gtk-module=MODULE*\] \[*--oaf-ior-fd=FD*\] \[*--oaf-private*\]\
         \[*--oaf-activate-iid=IID*\] \[*--disable-sound*\] \[*--enable-sound*\]\
         \[*--espeaker=HOST:PORT*\] \[*--version*\] \[*--sm-client-id=ID*\]\
         \[*--sm-config-prefix=PREFIX*\] \[*--sm-disable*\]\
         \[*--disable-crash-dialog*\] \[*--load-modules=MODULE1,MODULE2,...*\]\
         \[*--display=DISPLAY*\] \[*-s*\|*--print-summary*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**mail-notification** is a program that sits in your desktop environment's notification area (or say System Tray) and shows mail status icon. When there's  no  mail  waiting,  it doesn't show any icon, and the envelope icon appears when some of configured accounts have new  mail.  Also  it can  automatically  launch the program, specified in Preferences on new mail arrival.

- **mail-notification** features include:

     \* multiple mailbox support\
      \* mbox, MH, Maildir, Sylpheed, POP3, IMAP, Gmail and Evolution support\
      \* SASL authentication support\
      \* APOP authentication support\
      \* SSL/TLS support (disabled, see README.Debian)\
      \* automatic detection of mailbox format\
      \* immediate notification (depending on your settings)\
      \* HIG 2.0 compliance

## OPTIONS

These programs follow the usual GNU command line syntax,  with long options starting with two dashes (\`-').  A summary of  options is included below.  For a complete description, see the  **Info** files.

- **-?** **--help**

  Show summary of options.

- **--usage**

  Show brief usage message.

- **-v** **--version**

  Show version of program.

- **-i** **--enable-info**

  Enable informational output.

- **-p** **--display-properties**

  Display the properties dialog.

- **-a** **--display-about**

  Display the about dialog.

- **-u** **--update**

  Update the mail status.

- **-r** **--consider-new-mail-as-read**

  Consider new mail as read.

- **--unset-obsolete-configuration**

  Unset obsolete GConf configuration.

- **--display=DISPLAY**

  X display to use.

- **-s** **--print-summary**

  Print a XML mail summary.

## EXAMPLES

To run this application the standard way, type:

\# mail-notification &

To start directly into the preferences dialog or to access it while mail-notification is running, type:

\# mail-notification -p &

## AUTHOR

**mail-notification** was written by Jean-Yves Lefort \<jylefort@brutele.be\>.

This manual page was written by Pascal Giard \<evilynux@yahoo.com\> and LIU Qi \<liuqi82@gmail.com\> for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others). Great parts were directly taken from the manpage written by Dan Korostelev \<dan@ats.energo.ru\>. Thanks Kai-Martin \<kmk@familieknaak.de\> for the updated information.

Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under  the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 2 any   later version published by the Free Software Foundation.

- **mail-notification** home page

  http://www.nongnu.org/mailnotify

## SEE ALSO

mail (1)