Windows Mail Tray Notifier

[Peter]

OK this time I'll word it more clearly...hopefully. It would be nice if
Windows Mail did NOT have to be opened in order to check if one has new
mail. Instead have a taskbar icon with visual/audio notification.
I've already sent it in to Microsoft, several build ago, only to be met with
a stony silence.

--
Peter
Toronto, Canada
XP Pro SP2 x 2 + Vista RC1 5728 triple boot.
P4 HT @ 3.0ghz, 700gb HDD, 2.0gb DDR
Creative SB Audigy 4 Audio/ATI Radeon 9550 Graphics
TSST TS H492A CD/DVD/TS H552U DVD
Sony DRU 820A DVD-RAM x 2

 

[jwardl]

XP can show this at the login screen, though, it's susceptible to
corruption, and showing incorrect counts.

 

[Peter]

Yes I know, but what I would like to see is what practically any other email
client has, audible/visible desktop notification whether or not you have the
mail client open.

 

[jwardl]

I'm sure someone could write a "gadget" for it.

Yes I know, but what I would like to see is what practically any other
email client has, audible/visible desktop notification whether or not you
have the mail client open.

 

[Peter]

I actually found one a while back and have since lost it...darnit.

 

[jwardl]

Well, there's THIS

http://gallery.microsoft.com/liveitemdetail.aspx?li=70fb2f30-af97-4c69-94a5-6b6a713505aa&l=1

but it works only for Outlook -- I think.

 

[Peter]

Yes, that's for Outlook only. There is this one but I think it just
provides a short cut to WM from the tray rather than an actual alert.

http://neosmart.net/mint/pepper/ord....net/downloads/miscellania/df/WinMailTray.zip

--
Peter
Toronto, Canada
XP Pro SP2 x 2 + Vista RC1 5728
P4 HT @ 3.0ghz, 700gb HDD, 2.0gb DDR
TSST H429A + H552U CD/DVD Combi-Drives
Sony DRU820A x 2 DVD-RAM Combi-Drives

 

[manfred]

OK this time I'll word it more clearly...hopefully. It would be nice if
Windows Mail did NOT have to be opened in order to check if one has new
mail. Instead have a taskbar icon with visual/audio notification.
I've already sent it in to Microsoft, several build ago, only to be met
with a stony silence.

--
Peter
Toronto, Canada
XP Pro SP2 x 2 + Vista RC1 5728 triple boot.
P4 HT @ 3.0ghz, 700gb HDD, 2.0gb DDR
Creative SB Audigy 4 Audio/ATI Radeon 9550 Graphics
TSST TS H492A CD/DVD/TS H552U DVD
Sony DRU 820A DVD-RAM x 2

 

[Guest]

Yes I know, but what I would like to see is what practically any other email
client has, audible/visible desktop notification whether or not you have the
mail client open.

 

[Guest]

TOTALLY UNBELIEVABLE, THAT SOMETHING so simple such as email notifier, has
been missed by Vista too. For one thing that fricked up program called
Incredimail which was bought by Microsoft has AWESOME notifiers but the rest
of the program crashes consistently. Is it possible that microsoft has just
overlooked the INCREDIBLE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING a notifier on the email. I
would buy a whole new operating system based on this one feature. Holy
Smokes, I am sick of all this crap.

(sometimes you're the bug, and sometimes you're the windshield)

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

I don't see the need for it since I have the email program
running whenever my computer is on.

Gary VanderMolen

 

[Steve Cochran]

I think you are misinformed if you thing Incredimail was bought by MS. That
certainly would be news to the owners of Incredimail.

steve

 

[Guest]

Try Incredimail. It's a great e-mail program and it's free with no spyware
involved. It has a ton of very configurable notifiers for your desktop. There
is also an excellent spam filter available for it.
The home page is:
http://www.incredimail.com/english/index.asp
Gallery page:
http://www.incredimail.com/english/gallery.asp
Download page:
http://www.incredimail.com/english/download.asp
The beta version of Incredimail (from the download page) is Vista compatible.

I've used it for years and am very pleased with it.