Is it possible to run a personalized command when Evolution receives new mail?

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Published on 2010-05-07T20:00:17Z Indexed on 2010/05/07 20:08 UTC
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I'm using Evolution for reading my emails at my Ubuntu 9.10.
I would like to run a personalized command when it receives a mail, like checkgmail.

Example: blink --scrolllockled --rate {number-of-new-mail}

Is it possible?

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