Subject: Mail Notification

From: [email-masked] (Kurt)
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 1995 15:20:59 GMT

Hello!
This may be a dumb question, but I cannot find the answer in FAQs or
anywhere else...  How can users be notified when someone sends them
mail without having to exit the application program that they are
using (like WRITE)?  I note that with the standard MAILCHECK=nn
system, users are only notified if they are at a shell prompt and then
only after they hit ENTER.  How can the users be notified of new mail
in the same manner that the WRITE command interrupts application
programs?

Kurt Risser
Snider Bolt & Screw, Inc.