SUMMARY
Versions 3.0 and later of Microsoft Mail for Windows provide the ability to
develop custom commands. Chapter 1 in the "Technical Reference" describes
how to define custom commands.
You can define a custom command so that whenever Microsoft Mail is
minimized or is in the background on the screen and new mail arrives, the
Mail window is brought to the foreground. You can use this feature as a
means of new mail notification.
Custom commands are defined in the MSMAIL.INI file (which is usually
located in the Windows directory), in a section titled [Custom Commands].
If this section does not exist, you can create it by adding the following
new section header:
The custom command for new mail notification should be after the
[Custom Commands] line and is as follows
notify=3.0;;;;appexec.dll;<path>\msmail.exe;0010000000000000;
where <path> is the complete path to the MSMAIL.EXE file. "Notify" is a
label and can be replaced by any other text string. The APPEXEC.DLL file is
usually not copied to the local computer during the setup process.
APPEXEC.DLL was not shipped with version 3.0. However, it was included with
versions 3.0b and 3.2.
With Mail 3.0b, APPEXEC.DLL is located on the Messaging Applications
Development Tools disk, in the MAILEXTS subdirectory.
With Mail 3.2, APPEXEC.DLL is located on the Technical Reference Server
Programs disk, in the MAILEXTS subdirectory.
You should copy the APPEXEC.DLL file to the Windows subdirectory.
NOTE: Mail must be running for this method of notification to work. Mail
can be either in the background or minimized. If you are in an MS-DOS
window or if you are running an MS-DOS application, there will be a change
of context and mail will be brought to the foreground.