What mail alert sound do you use?

[fearpi]

Just curious as to what other people use to alert them to new mail. I recently switched from the Windows XP Notify sound to the earlier Windows 2000 notify sound.

[ButteBlues]

Currently it's a system beep, but I would much prefer some sort of other sound... but Thunderbird doesn't ship with anything that I know of.

[Spr0k3t]

I like to randomize my mail alert

"The mail has like arrive-ed" - Bugs Bunny
"Wheel of morality turn turn turn, tell us the lesson we should learn" - Yakko, Wakko, & Dot
"That'll do, pig" - Mimi from Drew Carey Show (new messags in the inbox with spam filtered)
"(Mr. McKitrick)... after careful consideration I've come to the conclusion that your system sucks" - new email with the word microsoft somewhere

I've got a few others, but that should give you an idea of what I use for mail alerts.

[Mateo]

not sure i understand. When I check my mail I'm checking my mail. I don't need a sound because I'm looking at the monitor.

[fearpi]

But how do you know when to check it? Hence, new mail notification.

[Mateo]

so you just leave your mail client open all the time? i only check mine manually, a couple of times per day.

[fearpi]

so you just leave your mail client open all the time? i only check mine manually, a couple of times per day.

No, I don't. I use a mail notification program - in my case, the aptly named mail-notification (http://www.nongnu.org/mailnotify/).

[reclusivemonkey]

echo "You have new mail" | festival --tts

[prizrak]

I don't have a sound instead there is a little e-mail button on the laptop that blinks when new messages arrive :)

[beercz]

I don't.

I just open my mail client when I want to check for new mail and close it again afterwards.

I don't want to be notified every time I get mail and then stop what I am doing to check it.

I check for my mail on my own terms.

Simple, effective.

[Polygon]

thanks for that mail-notification program, im using it now.

[Enalia]

I was using some sound that I found in the usr/share/sounds folder ... but MAN that XP sound is actually kinda cool.

[MOS95B]

When I used a mail program (Gmail now, no notifier) I used this I Got Mail, Yay!! (http://www.mos95b.com/bitpim/ringer/I%20got%20Mail.mp3) Still use it for text messages on my phone

[fearpi]

When I used a mail program (Gmail now, no notifier) I used this I Got Mail, Yay!! (http://www.mos95b.com/bitpim/ringer/I%20got%20Mail.mp3) Still use it for text messages on my phone

Haha, I used to have that whole bit on my hard drive. Either Opie & Anthony, or Crank Yankers. Good stuff either way.

[jackmc]

I have a notifier - gnubiff i think? By default, it quacks like a duck. So when I get mail, it quacks :)