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com.edsantiago.xlbiff - 4.6.11-1 ⚙ amd64 ⚙ arm64 ⚙ armhf ⚙ loong64 ⚙ ppc64el ⚙ riscv64 ⚙ s390x

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Type: generic
ID: com.edsantiago.xlbiff
Package: xlbiff
ProjectLicense: MIT
Name:
  C: XLbiff
Summary:
  C: Mail notification pop-up with configurable message scans
Description:
  C: >-
    <p>Xlbiff presents enough information to tell you: Is this new mail worth reading right now? And it stops distracting you once you
    decide.</p>
    
    <p>Xlbiff waits in the background, monitoring your mailbox file or IMAP server (or running any state-monitoring script you
    configure). When a new message arrives, it invokes the MH scan(1) command (or any status-generating script) and pops up a window with
    the output. If more mail arrives (or the monitored state changes), xlbiff scans again and resizes its preview window accordingly.</p>
    
    <p>You can customize scan(1) to show any header and/or content; by default xlbiff displays the From, Subject and beginning
    of the message content. Xlbiff can also beep or play a custom sound.</p>
    
    <p>Clicking the left mouse button anywhere in the window causes it to vanish. It will also vanish if the mailbox becomes empty.
    Xlbiff stays out of your way when there is no new mail and pops up only when something requests your attention.</p>
Developer:
  id: com.github.gildea
  name:
    C: Stephen Gildea
Categories:
- Network
- Email
Url:
  homepage: https://www.edsantiago.com/xlbiff/
  vcs-browser: https://github.com/edsantiago/xlbiff

com.edsantiago.mailbox-preview - 4.6.11-1 ⚙ amd64 ⚙ arm64 ⚙ armhf ⚙ loong64 ⚙ ppc64el ⚙ riscv64 ⚙ s390x

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Type: generic
ID: com.edsantiago.mailbox-preview
Package: xlbiff
ProjectLicense: MIT
Name:
  C: mailbox-preview
Summary:
  C: List new email messages in an IMAP or local mailbox
Description:
  C: >-
    <p>mailbox-preview is a command-line program that peeks at an IMAP mailbox and uses scan to display a summary, one line per new message.
    Local mailboxes are also supported: Maildir directories, MH folders, mbox files and MMDF files. Use mailbox-preview stand-alone on
    the command line or as the back-end of xlbiff.</p>
Developer:
  id: com.github.gildea
  name:
    C: Stephen Gildea
Categories:
- Network
- Email
Url:
  homepage: https://www.edsantiago.com/xlbiff/
  vcs-browser: https://github.com/edsantiago/xlbiff
Provides:
  binaries:
  - mailbox-preview