Hotmail new mail alert

Fallout_Multi. · 07-28-2003, 02:32 PM

i always have trouble checking my email, cause i just plain forget. i want to make a script that detects whether or not you have new mail, and if you do, to change the color of the background on my computer (it is an html file)

i think the easy way to do this would be to find the part of the source code that displays the number of new mail items and get it to see if there is anything besides a 0 there. anyone have any ideas on how to go about this, im not good with php

thx

adam_uk · 07-29-2003, 12:27 AM

you would need connection details to the mail server first

Fallout_Multi. · 07-29-2003, 09:44 AM

what type of details? its just a plain reg. hotmail account

adam_uk · 07-29-2003, 09:47 AM

well the mail server connection ip or domiain eg

mail.hotmail.com or it could be mail.hotmail.msn.google.crap.com or it could be 23.152151.21516

then you may need a "admin" username and password to connect to the mail server since hotmail is just web based (doubt it tho)

but then if you didnt manage to pull it off i think hotmail (microsofot) would be on your case since your using hotmail but not the way it was intended

Fallout_Multi. · 07-29-2003, 10:02 AM

i was thinking something on the lines of writing the source to a txt file, then reading of a certain line (which has the code for # of new mail items) and if it says anything besides 0, then it is triggered

edit: im not trying to login as an admin, but i might just have to make it login as me tho

think of this as the "youve go mail" thing, just instead of speaking, it changes the bg color on my comp

adam_uk · 07-29-2003, 10:50 AM

even so you cant rip the sorce the way they use it (the server side stuff) doesnt get printed in html pages thus meaning you cant get the connection details onto the server

Fallout_Multi. · 07-29-2003, 11:15 AM

me = confused
it seems like to much trouble anyways, thx tho

deadserious · 07-30-2003, 10:44 AM

Actually I have seen this done without any server side code. It was done using VBScript and some ActiveX Scripting or something like that. It didn't change the background color of a page, but it did show how many new and how many total hotmail emails you had on a web page. You had to be logged into msn in order for it to work though. So I don't know if it's still possible, but it once was, and if you knew VBScript it probably wouldn't be hard to code it to say if new emails then set the bgcolor to your choice.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/programming/15068-hotmail-new-mail-alert.html

I can't seem to find the code anywhere though. But why not just use the built in msn alert sound?

Also, you may want to check out http://incredimail.com it's pretty nice for alerting you of new emai.

<html>
<body>
<OBJECT classid=clsid:B69003B3-C55E-4B48-836C-BC5946FC3B28
codeType=application/x-oleobject id=IMessenger width=0 height=0"></OBJECT>
<a href=VBScript:IMessenger.InstantMessage("you@youre mail.com")>you@youremail.com</a>
</body>
</html>

Well there's a start for you, it probably won't help much, but as you can see it is possible to interact with msn/hotmail service without any server side code. That should launch msn to chat with the email address that is listed in the code.

Fallout_Multi. · 07-30-2003, 03:57 PM

sounds good, i dont know any of the code for that but ill try the link, thx (i was hoping to do this with php)

edit:
what does that code do that u posted?

deadserious · 08-01-2003, 02:14 AM

All that does is launch msn messenger from clicking a link.

07-28-2003, 02:32 PM	THREAD STARTER #1 (permalink)
Fallout_Multi. NamePros Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 103	Hotmail new mail alert i always have trouble checking my email, cause i just plain forget. i want to make a script that detects whether or not you have new mail, and if you do, to change the color of the background on my computer (it is an html file) i think the easy way to do this would be to find the part of the source code that displays the number of new mail items and get it to see if there is anything besides a 0 there. anyone have any ideas on how to go about this, im not good with php thx __________________ http://www.falloutweb.com

07-29-2003, 09:44 AM	THREAD STARTER #3 (permalink)
Fallout_Multi. NamePros Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 103	what type of details? its just a plain reg. hotmail account __________________ http://www.falloutweb.com

07-29-2003, 10:02 AM	THREAD STARTER #5 (permalink)
Fallout_Multi. NamePros Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 103	i was thinking something on the lines of writing the source to a txt file, then reading of a certain line (which has the code for # of new mail items) and if it says anything besides 0, then it is triggered edit: im not trying to login as an admin, but i might just have to make it login as me tho think of this as the "youve go mail" thing, just instead of speaking, it changes the bg color on my comp __________________ http://www.falloutweb.com

07-29-2003, 11:15 AM	THREAD STARTER #7 (permalink)
Fallout_Multi. NamePros Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 103	me = confused it seems like to much trouble anyways, thx tho __________________ http://www.falloutweb.com

07-30-2003, 03:57 PM	THREAD STARTER #9 (permalink)
Fallout_Multi. NamePros Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 103	sounds good, i dont know any of the code for that but ill try the link, thx (i was hoping to do this with php) edit: what does that code do that u posted? __________________ http://www.falloutweb.com

07-29-2003, 12:27 AM	#2 (permalink)
adam_uk Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 2,187	you would need connection details to the mail server first

07-29-2003, 09:47 AM	#4 (permalink)
adam_uk Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 2,187	well the mail server connection ip or domiain eg mail.hotmail.com or it could be mail.hotmail.msn.google.crap.com or it could be 23.152151.21516 then you may need a "admin" username and password to connect to the mail server since hotmail is just web based (doubt it tho) but then if you didnt manage to pull it off i think hotmail (microsofot) would be on your case since your using hotmail but not the way it was intended

07-29-2003, 10:50 AM	#6 (permalink)
adam_uk Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 2,187	even so you cant rip the sorce the way they use it (the server side stuff) doesnt get printed in html pages thus meaning you cant get the connection details onto the server

07-30-2003, 10:44 AM	#8 (permalink)
deadserious Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 1,255	Actually I have seen this done without any server side code. It was done using VBScript and some ActiveX Scripting or something like that. It didn't change the background color of a page, but it did show how many new and how many total hotmail emails you had on a web page. You had to be logged into msn in order for it to work though. So I don't know if it's still possible, but it once was, and if you knew VBScript it probably wouldn't be hard to code it to say if new emails then set the bgcolor to your choice. ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/programming/15068-hotmail-new-mail-alert.html I can't seem to find the code anywhere though. But why not just use the built in msn alert sound? Also, you may want to check out http://incredimail.com it's pretty nice for alerting you of new emai. <html> <body> <OBJECT classid=clsid:B69003B3-C55E-4B48-836C-BC5946FC3B28 codeType=application/x-oleobject id=IMessenger width=0 height=0"></OBJECT> <a href=VBScript:IMessenger.InstantMessage("you@youre mail.com")>you@youremail.com</a> </body> </html> Well there's a start for you, it probably won't help much, but as you can see it is possible to interact with msn/hotmail service without any server side code. That should launch msn to chat with the email address that is listed in the code.

08-01-2003, 02:14 AM	#10 (permalink)
deadserious Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 1,255	All that does is launch msn messenger from clicking a link.

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