This is a very simple Rust program designed to check a remote mail server where notmuch is setup and provide a notification on your client computer if new mail has arrived. It also plays a small wav file as part of the notification.
To use it, first ensure you can SSH into your mail server without a password. Then do the following:
git clone https://github.com/Tatsuonline/notmuch_notifications.git
Now, edit the src/main.rs file and change the following parts to your use case:
mail@mail-server # Your username and mail server.
/home/tatsu/Programming/notmuch_notifications/media/spock_mail.wav # The location of your chosen notification sound file.
Build the release in the folder:
cargo build --release
The code is now ready. We can set up the cron job now to run every minute (or whatever you prefer). Note that the DISPLAY=:0 portion is necessary:
export DISPLAY=:0 && /path/to/the/folder/notmuch_notifications/target/release/notmuch_notifications
This should produce the following notification when you receive new mail:
