Something like procmail is probably more suited for what you want. http://www.procmail.org/ Shawn Previously, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: % I would like to get mutt to execute a command whenever I recieve new email. % My goal is to run the subject of the new email through a speech synthesizer % - specifically subjects related to network status notifications. % % I have not been able to find anything related in the docs, is it possible % without recoding ? If not, what would it take ? % % -- % http://www.ChaosReigns.com -- If God had really intended men to fly, he'd make it easier to get to the airport. -- George Winters