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* [Bill White] 

> -----------------------------------------
> ssh machinename <then keep that connection open>
> mail
> x
> -----------------------------------------
>
> Is there a better way to get the list of unread messages? 

I run "watch frm" in an xterm next to my XEmacs.  frm is a small program
that lists out the sender and subject of the messages in your mailbox.
I think it is a part of elm. 

> An elisp way, perhaps, or some shell thingy whose output I can stick
> in a buffer every minute or so?

Well, if you set up ssh to authenticate itself with a crypto key instead
of the password, you can have it log in automatically.  Then you can run
"ssh machinename frm" from emacs.

Oystein
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