Go to Tools, Options, enable "Play sound when new messages arrive"
and enable "Check for new messages every X minutes". The checking
interval should not be less than 5 minutes.

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Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)


"bon" <bon@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:B86945C4-E114-429B-B82D-C35EFE08FB7B@microsoft.com...
> Is there a way to just receive your mail automatically instead of clicking on
> "receive all" tab all the time? And also, can we be alerted when we have new
> mail? Like a sound of a bell or the windows mail tab blinking when it's
> minimized?