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Handy E-Mail Utility Updated

Handy E-Mail Utility Updated

by , 10:00 AM EST, February 15th, 2001

Navdeep Bains has updated his handy e-mail utility, Mail Beacon, to version 1.3. Mail Beacon allows users to be notified when they have messages waiting, serve as a filter to prevent the download of unwanted mail, and also provide e-mail chat capabilities. According to Mr. Bains:

Mail Beacon alerts you when new messages arrive and/or when messages are deleted(by a thrid party). It can also filter email without downloading it, and acts as an online email client. Mail Beacon supports both POP3 & IMAP4.

Changes in 1.3:

  • More bug fixes.
  • In some rare situations, Mail Beacon would say it was idle when it wasn't, or would continue to check when you told it to cancel, this bug has been fixed.
  • Added a "Show Unseen" menuitem(in the Tools menu), this command displays the number of unseen messages for all of your accounts.
  • Added Reminders.

Mail Beacon is available for US$10. You can find more information at Mr. Bains' Web site.

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