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How to Make K9 Announce Good Mail

By Heinz Tschabitscher, About.com

In 95% of all cases, K9 has a precise idea what is spam. That's not only good for your Inbox as such, you can also avoid being alerted about spam.

K9 can play the role of a mail checker beautifully. Once set up, it will announce new, non-spam mail using its system tray icon and sound.

Make K9 Announce Good Mail

To have K9 announce good mail:

  • Go to the Configuration tab of K9.
  • Make sure
    • Change tray icon when Good mail has arrived and
    • Play sound when Good mail has arrived
    are checked.
    • Of course, you can also enable only one of the announcement methods.
  • Close the K9 window.
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