X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com
X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org
To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
From: r <r DOT trev_ AT inwind DOT it>
Subject:  Re: script
Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:06:15 +0000 (UTC)
Lines: 40
Message-ID: <g6ljd6$3u4$1@ger.gmane.org>
References:  <20080726221147 DOT GA1752 AT linux DOT local> <g6gful$87d$1 AT ger DOT gmane DOT org>  <20080727151058 DOT GA3548 AT linux DOT local>  <31DDB7BE4BF41D4888D41709C476B6570929B222 AT NIHCESMLBX5 DOT nih DOT gov>  <20080728161513 DOT GA1532 AT linux DOT local>  <183c528b0807281120y247ba90ge89db0d6a4049921 AT mail DOT gmail DOT com>  <g6ld66$h20$1 AT ger DOT gmane DOT org>
Mime-Version:  1.0
Content-Type:  text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
Content-Transfer-Encoding:  8bit
User-Agent: slrn/pre0.9.9-112/mm/ao (Win32)
X-IsSubscribed: yes
Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm
List-Id: <cygwin.cygwin.com>
List-Subscribe: <mailto:cygwin-subscribe AT cygwin DOT com>
List-Archive: <http://sourceware.org/ml/cygwin/>
List-Post: <mailto:cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
List-Help: <mailto:cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com>, <http://sourceware.org/ml/#faqs>
Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com
Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com

On 2008-07-28, René Berber <r DOT berber AT computer DOT org> wrote:
> Brian Mathis wrote:
>
>> On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 12:15 PM, r <r-trev AT fastwebmail DOT it> wrote:
>>> ok, I'm going to learn to manage basic cygwin-linux features
>> [...]
>>> I saw unlike linux that cygwin does not warn me when there are new
>> [...]
>>> Is there a way ( like in linux ) to send a message to my prompt
>> [...]
>>> R
>> 
>> I think one source of confusion is because of the areas I have
>> highlighted.  Don't expect cygwin to be like linux, because it is not
>> linux.  It is cygwin.  Cygwin gives Windows a "UNIX-like" environment,
>> it does not turn Windows into linux or UNIX.
>
> You are helping him the wrong way: the original question was nonsense, 
> Linux doesn't notify users of new mail, the shell can, other 
> applications can... and that's probably what he is chasing (but doesn't 
> admit he doesn't know Linux well enough so he just throws the "I can do 
> it in Linux, why not in Cygwin?").

Yes this is correct, I don't know linux very very well. I identify linux
with bash, consolle, that's what I used to use in Linux ; so bash, consolle 
notified me about new arrived emails.

>
> The practical way of getting mail notifications (in Windows and any 
> other environment with a GUI) is through your mail client.
>
> Yes, bash (and other shells) have the option to notify you.  Use 'shopt 
> -s mailwarn' and define where your spool is (for instance, export 
> MAIL='/var/spool/mail/user-name').

ok.
That's how

>
> Besides, using a thread to solve multiple questions is bad practice.


--
Unsubscribe info:      http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
Problem reports:       http://cygwin.com/problems.html
Documentation:         http://cygwin.com/docs.html
FAQ:                   http://cygwin.com/faq/