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From: Bee on 20 May 2010 12:40
I would like to write a VB6 app to notify me when an eMail arrives.
Specifically when an eMail with a Subject or Body contains certain text.
I have an ISP and Hotmail account and either will do to generate the
notification.
I use windows Live for both of these but WL does not have a way to do an
external notification built in to WL. I do use rules to move mail to folders
and see nothing else to get outside of WL.
Any suggestions on how to do something like this?

From: Dee Earley on 20 May 2010 12:54
On 20/05/2010 17:40, Bee wrote:
> I would like to write a VB6 app to notify me when an eMail arrives.
> Specifically when an eMail with a Subject or Body contains certain text.
> I have an ISP and Hotmail account and either will do to generate the
> notification.
> I use windows Live for both of these but WL does not have a way to do an
> external notification built in to WL. I do use rules to move mail to folders
> and see nothing else to get outside of WL.
> Any suggestions on how to do something like this?

If there is no way at all using WL, you will need to get/write an app
that checks a POP account for relelvant messages.
Note that you will need to change configuration as by default, WL will
download all email.

Failing that, use another mail client like Outlook or Thunderbird which
both allow this iirc.

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i-Catcher Development Team

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From: Nobody on 20 May 2010 13:13
"Bee" <Bee(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5BBB99E2-2A23-4A3C-BB89-7A6C2C9758C8(a)microsoft.com...
>I would like to write a VB6 app to notify me when an eMail arrives.
> Specifically when an eMail with a Subject or Body contains certain text.
> I have an ISP and Hotmail account and either will do to generate the
> notification.
> I use windows Live for both of these but WL does not have a way to do an
> external notification built in to WL. I do use rules to move mail to
> folders
> and see nothing else to get outside of WL.
> Any suggestions on how to do something like this?

Outlook has VBA and Application_NewMail() event, which you can use to look
for any complicated criteria. Without it, you can try forwarding your email
to a cell phone. Most cell phone companies have email to text gateways. You
send to YourPhoneNumber(a)CellPhoneCompany.com and you get it on your cell
phone as a text message. Here is a list of most cell phone companies and the
email address to use:

http://www.notepage.net/smtp.htm

Other than that, you have to make your own, search the web for "vb pop3
email". You need to configure your email client not to delete emails unless
few days have passed.




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