checkmail

#!/bin/bash
last=0
cur=0
while [ : ]
do
    mailcheck | grep new 2>&1 >/dev/null
    if [ $? -eq 0 ]
    then
        cur=$(mailcheck  | awk 'BEGIN {sum=0} ; $4~/new/ {sum=sum+1}; END {print sum}')
        if [ $cur -ne $last ]
        then
            notify-send "<span color=\"green\" size=\"16000\">New Mail: $cur</span>" -t 300000
            last=$cur
        fi
    fi
    sleep 300
done