Eva Myers wrote: >> Eva Myers wrote: >> >>> Is a program or GNOME applet with similar functionality to xbiff >>> available for SL4? Searching the list archives confirmed that xbiff >>> itself is no longer available, but didn't say what people tend to use >>> instead. I and many of my users find it very useful to be beeped when >>> new email arrives. >>> Eva. >>> >>> >>> >> In SL4.4 there is a 'mailcheck' tool built-in to Gnome as part of the >> 'gnome-applets' package. Using SL4.4 rpms and built-in tools may be >> preferred to using a dated xbiff tarball that will not be updated >> automatically. There are risks and vulnerabilities associated with many >> of these mail notification utils due to various network email protocols >> plus, the sensitive account information required to configure & check in >> with mail servers. If I were to use a 3rd-party mail notification tool, >> I would try to find an RPM package and configure yum, apt or smart to >> get the updates from a reputable RPM repository. >> > > Thank you for that helpful tip! I have now worked out how each > individual user can add the mailcheck tool to their panel, but it > would be really nice to know how root can set things up so that the > mailcheck tool appears as part of the default configuration for all > users. This may be a very simple question, but unfortunately I am not > yet very knowledgeable about Gnome. > Eva. > I'm not a gnome wizard (prefer KDE or Xfce), but GConf is the Gnome default administration tool & should help... also legacy profiles and hidden files can be placed in /etc/skel for newuser template configs or use the FreeDesktop.org XDG BaseDir spec... http://standards.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/basedir-spec-latest.html Desktop Application Autostart Specification - freedesktop.org http://standards.freedesktop.org/autostart-spec/autostart-spec-latest.html GConf configuration system http://www.gnome.org/projects/gconf/ Red Hat Desktop: Deployment Guide - The GConf System http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/RHEL-4-Manual/desktop-guide/ch-intro-gconf-overview.html Novell Gnome Documentation - Using GConf for Defaults http://www.novell.com/documentation/nld/index.html?page=/documentation/nld/nld_deployment/data/bs07tse.html GNOME desktop basics http://www.yolinux.com/TUTORIALS/GNOME.html KDE for System Administrators - Configuration Files + KConfigEditor http://www.kde.org/areas/sysadmin/config_file.php http://extragear.kde.org/apps/kconfigeditor/ SysAdmin: Get Your KDE and GNOME Desktops in Line - (dated 2002) http://www.nichedevelopment.com/tuxist/articles/get_kde-gnome_desktops_in_line.html Xfce 4.2 Docs: Xfce 4 Configs, Panel & Mailcheck Xfce now uses the Basedir Specification as defined on Freedesktop.org to locate its data and configuration files... http://www.xfce.org/documentation/docs-4.2/xfce4-panel.html#panel-files http://www.xfce.org/documentation/docs-4.2/xfce4-panel.html#panel-kiosk http://www.xfce.org/documentation/docs-4.2/xfce4-panel.html#mailcheck-item -- Art Wildman - NWS JAX FL. - http://www.srh.noaa.gov/jax "If the thunder don't get you, then the lightning will..." - Grateful Dead
