[Deke40]

Your are welcome from Deke from Texas and BTex from Virginia.

[classylassy]

I also have the Monty Python 'Message for ya sir!' on my spybot S&D.

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I have my choice of message saved to my desktop and I hear it when I test it. I sent myself an email to test it but I do not get the recorded message. What am I missing?? (in the same state that I usually am found.) TIA

[BTex]

go to control panel
then to sound settings
change the sound for new mail

[Deke40]

BTex you beat me to it again. I guess old age has slowed me down to much.

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Thanks "Virginian" and "Texan" for your messages. I did that when I first attempted to set it up but 'something' on my PC is not allowing the recording to take place when I get mail. And yes, I have my speakers on I have never had my system set up for any sound when I receive mail; nor other sounds.

[Deke40]

When you preview the sound event while creating it do you get anything there?

[buf]

Many thanks for your continued help Deke. Yes, I did hear the message I chose per your example of Sounds in the Control Panel.

[Deke40]

One last shot at this.

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That's it Deke!!! However, I was assuming that when the mail was received into OE I would hear the recorded message. That would alert me that I have mail and I could then go to OE and read it. Not so in my case. I only hear the message when I click on it to open. I think I was expecting far too much. I possibly have my OE5.5 set up a little differently than some people and that may have added to the problem.
BTW, I strongly suspect that I was not hearing the message before was because I was sending the email to my ISP web mail account. Don't think that will work!!
Nice program and I appreciate you posting it and then taking more of your time helping me.

[Deke40]

Your OE would have to be opened and minimized to your taskbar or in your system trey which you really don't want.

Sometimes I leave my OE open and minimized with the volume up when I am not in my pc room when I am expecting something of importance.