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09-17-2008
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| | Is there a new-mail alert window? I've been trialing multiple e-mail clients so I'm getting confused as to which one has what feature. I thought WLM would show a semi-translucent new-mail alert popup in the lower right corner of the screen when a new e-mail was received. In the options, I can only see an option to play a sound. |
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09-17-2008
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| | Re: Is there a new-mail alert window? If you're running Windows Live Messenger, you'll get an alert popup in the bottom right of your screen when a new mail arrives. It's not semi-translucent though... Stacia "VanguardLH" <V@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:#ClF9CRGJHA.2244@xxxxxx Quote: > I've been trialing multiple e-mail clients so I'm getting confused as to > which one has what feature. I thought WLM would show a semi-translucent > new-mail alert popup in the lower right corner of the screen when a new > e-mail was received. In the options, I can only see an option to play a > sound. |
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09-17-2008
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| | Re: Is there a new-mail alert window? "Stacia Scott [MSFT]" wrote in message news:eDKsDFRGJHA.2272@xxxxxx Quote: > If you're running Windows Live Messenger, you'll get an alert popup in > the bottom right of your screen when a new mail arrives. It's not > semi-translucent though... > > "VanguardLH" wrote ... Quote: >> I've been trialing multiple e-mail clients so I'm getting confused as >> to which one has what feature. I thought WLM would show a >> semi-translucent new-mail alert popup in the lower right corner of >> the screen when a new e-mail was received. In the options, I can >> only see an option to play a sound. Messenger and check its integration with Windows Live Mail. However, all that shows is that I got an e-mail from some sender. Just the sender is shown in the sliding popup. I configured Windows Live Messenger to NOT load on Windows startup and exited it. I then sent another test e-mail to myself, hear the notification sound alert, but there was no sliding popup alert window notifying me of the new message. I thought Windows Live Mail (without Windows Live Messenger) showed a sliding popup for a new-mail alert. Maybe that was some other e-mail client because it doesn't work when I test it now. |
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09-18-2008
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| | Re: Is there a new-mail alert window? I don't get this in WLM, but there is a nice popup in Outlook 2007. "VanguardLH" <V@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:#ClF9CRGJHA.2244@xxxxxx Quote: > I've been trialing multiple e-mail clients so I'm getting confused as to > which one has what feature. I thought WLM would show a semi-translucent > new-mail alert popup in the lower right corner of the screen when a new > e-mail was received. In the options, I can only see an option to play a > sound. |
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09-18-2008
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| | Re: Is there a new-mail alert window? Yes, the popups won't show unless Windows Live Messenger is also running and you're signed in to it. Stacia "VanguardLH" <V@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:ev6kiJSGJHA.1036@xxxxxx Quote: > "Stacia Scott [MSFT]" wrote in message > news:eDKsDFRGJHA.2272@xxxxxx Quote: >> If you're running Windows Live Messenger, you'll get an alert popup in >> the bottom right of your screen when a new mail arrives. It's not >> semi-translucent though... >> >> "VanguardLH" wrote ... Quote: >>> I've been trialing multiple e-mail clients so I'm getting confused as to >>> which one has what feature. I thought WLM would show a semi-translucent >>> new-mail alert popup in the lower right corner of the screen when a new >>> e-mail was received. In the options, I can only see an option to play a >>> sound. > Actually that is what I saw when I decided to load Windows Live Messenger > and check its integration with Windows Live Mail. However, all that shows > is that I got an e-mail from some sender. Just the sender is shown in the > sliding popup. I configured Windows Live Messenger to NOT load on Windows > startup and exited it. I then sent another test e-mail to myself, hear > the notification sound alert, but there was no sliding popup alert window > notifying me of the new message. I thought Windows Live Mail (without > Windows Live Messenger) showed a sliding popup for a new-mail alert. > Maybe that was some other e-mail client because it doesn't work when I > test it now. > > |
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09-18-2008
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| | Re: Is there a new-mail alert window? "Stacia Scott [MSFT]" wrote ... Quote: > > "VanguardLH" wrote ... Quote: >> >> "Stacia Scott [MSFT]" wrote ... Quote: >>> >>> If you're running Windows Live Messenger, you'll get an alert popup >>> in the bottom right of your screen when a new mail arrives. It's >>> not semi-translucent though... >>> >>> "VanguardLH" wrote ... >>>> >>>> I've been trialing multiple e-mail clients so I'm getting confused >>>> as to which one has what feature. I thought WLM would show a >>>> semi-translucent new-mail alert popup in the lower right corner of >>>> the screen when a new e-mail was received. In the options, I can >>>> only see an option to play a sound. >> Actually that is what I saw when I decided to load Windows Live >> Messenger and check its integration with Windows Live Mail. However, >> all that shows is that I got an e-mail from some sender. Just the >> sender is shown in the sliding popup. I configured Windows Live >> Messenger to NOT load on Windows startup and exited it. I then sent >> another test e-mail to myself, hear the notification sound alert, but >> there was no sliding popup alert window notifying me of the new >> message. I thought Windows Live Mail (without Windows Live Messenger) >> showed a sliding popup for a new-mail alert. Maybe that was some >> other e-mail client because it doesn't work when I test it now. > Yes, the popups won't show unless Windows Live Messenger is also > running and you're signed in to it. Thunderbird. 16MB to keep WLMessenger loaded just for the popups (since I don't need nor want a prattle client) is a bit steep in price just for a new-mail alert. Thanks for the update. |
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