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Seems a little heavy...
Authored by: adrianm on Jan 29, '05 09:50:45AM

Just a thought... might it not be better to have Mail NOT make a noise when new mail arrives, but run an applescript instead?

This script can check time of day, idle time, etc and then IT can decide whether or not to make a noise... or even quit mail if it's late + idling.

Would remove the need to run ioreg and perl every 30 seconds.



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re Seems a little heavy...
Authored by: surfingmarmot on Feb 02, '05 11:55:32PM

Heavy as a black hole but sometimes that's what 'hacking' is about: doing cool, intricate things just 'because you can' and not because that's the 'best' way to accomplish it. Larry Wall's Perl manifesto sums it up "there's more than one way to do it". However your point is well-taken and your suggestion simple, elegant, and flexible. Now that my interest is piqued, I am going to implement your suggestion. Man! OS X is the perfect blend of interface elegance and UNX power. Windows seems so dull and unimaginative in comparison--the tool of bankers and drones. ;-)



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