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The xmailbox program started out as an enhanced xbiff. However, the latest
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version includes support for sound effects and animation. The default
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functionality employs two images for the "mail in mailbox" and "no mail"
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states, in the form of XPM type 3 files. The default images are, respectively,
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that of an empty mailbox with its flag down, and that of an open mailbox,
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with its flag up and a letter visible inside. Animation can be enabled for
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playing up to 8 XPM files in repeated sequence.
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The application can also, optionally, play a sound through a workstation's
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audio device, instead of generating the default beep sound, whenever new
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mail arrives.
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By default, pressing any mouse button in the image forces xmailbox to
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remember the current size of the mail file as being the "empty" size and
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to change its image accordingly. In addition to this, the user can
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optionally have xmailbox invoke his/her favourite mail retrieving program.
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By Dimitrios P. Bouras (dbouras@hol.gr) and
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William K. W. Cheung (wcheung@mail.spiralcomm.com)
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