No, I'm saying it might help you, maybe you can modify it to check your mail every couple o fminutes and have it blink... who knows.
On Thu, 30 Apr 1998, Paul Miller wrote: > > ... I don't see how that would work as a new mail/biff type program... > are you saying that i should run that program when I have new mail? > > -Paul > > On Thu, 30 Apr 1998, Plutonically Incorrect wrote: > > > There is a program called TLedz (or Tleds) that would monitor any TCP > > stack (eth0, ppp0, etc) and have the lights blink to the console even if > > you were logged off. You could it up so that it would blink and stay lit > > at a given mS, each blink would correspond to a tcp packet coming in... > > > > > > I dont know if this helps, but if you're interested i can get it off my > > linux box before i do a reinstall of it.. but let me know before friday. > > > > On Thu, 30 Apr 1998, Paul Miller wrote: > > > > > > > > Anyone know how I could have a cool LED animation when new mail arrives > > > (when I'm logged in or not)? Something like a bouncing effect for the > > > first couple seconds and then have the scroll lock blink once every five > > > minutes or so... > > > > > > I have a program called 'bl' that does make the keyboard lights blink, but > > > it only works if I'm logged on and I'm using the same tty as where it was > > > executed -- ie, "sleep 3; bl -c console" doesn't work when I switch to > > > another VC before sleep expires.. I don't know how it would work in X... > > > > > > Anyone else tried this? > > > > > > -Paul > > > > > > > > > -- > > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
