Faces

Jul 20, 2023

Visual mail, user, and print face server

Faces is a Gtk+ program for monitoring a list visually. Typically this is a list of incoming mail messages. IMAP and POP mailbox formats are supported.

Faces has three different modes of operation

  • The default will monitor for new mail.
  • You can monitor the whole of a mail file.
  • Custom monitoring. You can specify a program or shell script to run.

Lots of good examples can be downloaded from ftp//ftp.cs.indiana.edu/pub/faces/picons/src/

Audio capabilities are also provided as a conditional compilation option.



Checkout these related ports:
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  • Xmailbox - Mailbox checker with sound and animation for X Window System
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  • Xfce4-mailwatch-plugin - Mail notification applet for the Xfce panel
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  • Xbuffy - Replacement for xbiff that handles multiple mail files
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  • Wmbiff -
  • Whoson - Implementation of `WHO iS ONline' protocol
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  • Wanderlust - Mail and news system for Emacs
  • Vrfy - Verify mail address