A little comparison between notification agents alternatives (please add stuff here):
- GnusNotify allows you to select which groups you want to include in the report (you need to use GnusDemon to set-up the automatic update)
- gnus-notify+ works with a timer, and each time it runs, slows down your Emacs for a moment
- GnusBiff is „too primitive“ according to its own description
- GnusDesktopNotify can be configured per-group and can call any arbitrary program in response to new mail
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