Re: How to play custom sound on mail alert in Moz Mail? - sound

[Alvin Oga <aoga@Maggie.Linux-Consulting.com>]

hi ya

On Fri, 28 Feb 2003, Bob Proulx wrote:

> Yes.  First off don't try to do it with Mozilla.  Do it with procmail
> as the mail is processed on your machine.  Procmail will put it in
> your mailbox to be read by Mozilla.

or config xbiff too ..

but i can just imagine in the office of 20-100 people


... mesg sah !!  ( w/ monty python accent ) ...

or the  'cutesy  "you got spam" ...



-- create different email accts w/ different sounds !!!


wonder how long before somebody decides no more sound on incoming emails


it'd probably be a good idea for "intruderalert@your-domain.com"
but not for normal users ??
	- fire off the fire engine/ambulance sound !!


http://www.Linux-Sec.net/Mail/spam.sounds/ -- monty python
http://www.Linux-Video.net/Samples/ - *.wav adn *.mid files

- or  -

root# find /usr ( -name \*.wav -o -name \*.mid ) -ls 

c ya
alvin

> 
> Here are some ideas for a ~/.procmailrc file.  Not entirely tested in
> this configuration but parts of mine.  Be sure to read my warning.
> 
> SENDER=`formail -c -x From: | awk '{print$$1}' | sed 's/[<>@].*//'`
> #SUBJECT=`formail -c -x Subject:`      # You may want | cut -c-20
> 
> :0c:festival.lock
> * ! ^FROM_DAEMON
> | echo You have mail from $SENDER. | festival --tts
> 
> :0c:cw.lock
> * ! ^FROM_DAEMON
> | echo "@W25;@G0; vvv mail de @G15; $SENDER" | sudo cw --device=/dev/tty1 --noecho --nomessages