Introduction
Using mutt (or pine), but annoyed that it doesn't give you any notifications when you've received new emails? buzz is a simple tray application that detects new emails on IMAP servers using IDLE (push rather than pull). When it detects unseen messages, it shows a OSD style notification and changes the tray icon to indicate that you have new mail.
This project is a Rust fork of hasmail, which provides basically the same features, and is written in Go.
What does it look like:
Configuration
buzz looks for a
TOML
configuration file in ~/.config/buzz.toml on startup. The
configuration file consists of a number of sections, each corresponding
to one account:
[gmail]
server = "imap.gmail.com"
port = 993
username = "[email protected]"
pwcmd = "gnome-keyring-query get gmail_pw"
notificationcmd = "ssh -t somehost wall 'New gmail message!'" #OptionalAccount fields
The value in [] can be anything (though avoid . as it will be parsed
as a new TOML section), and is shown in the tooltip when new e-mails
arrive for an account. The options for an account are as follows:
server: The address to connect to. MUST currently be SSL/TLS enabled.port: The port to connect to.username: Username for authentication.pwcmd: Command to execute to get password for authentication.notificationcmd: Additional command to be executed on new messages for this account.folder: Name of the folder to watch (optional; defaults to "INBOX").
TODOs
-
clickcommand - hover tooltip
- customizeable folder