how to get kmail to play a mp3 when u get mail

gonus · 06-12-2002, 05:23 PM

I am trying to find out by posting here how you can ex an mp3 from terminal. I want this so that I can play a short song when i get mail, for my amusement. I am quite simple.

Gonus

acid_kewpie · 06-12-2002, 05:32 PM

check procmail... should be pretty simple.

hamsterdude · 06-12-2002, 05:33 PM

easy, "xmms /mp3s/a-track.mp3"

gonus · 06-12-2002, 07:10 PM

Kewl thanx guys.

Gonus

acid_kewpie · 06-12-2002, 07:12 PM

wel to just do it from a terminal i wouldn't use xmms, that's gonna screw things up. something simpler like mpg123 would be much more appropriate. should beeasy to do it in a procmail tho.

gonus · 06-13-2002, 03:12 PM

i didn't see any proc mail. but xmms does what i need. I didn't need ti to stay in terminal. thnx for all the help.

acid_kewpie · 06-13-2002, 03:20 PM

procmail. not proc mail. how on earth is xmms gonna help you acheive what you want to do? unless there's some dumb plugin for it.

gonus · 06-13-2002, 06:58 PM

well kmail says has an option that syas run comamnd then u type in the comamd. so when i get uses the command xmms mail.mp3.
then it opens upa nd starts playign the mp3 so i know when i have mail

acid_kewpie · 06-13-2002, 07:07 PM

oh you're doing it the lame way.. no conventional unix mailboxes etc... fair enough.

gonus · 06-13-2002, 11:57 PM

lame or not i get mail and i know when its here

gonus