But the messages are already downloaded by then. Hardly a help. What you should do is use your connection (POP, whatever) to just download the headers and then you announce whatever you want.

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I believe the point is to tell you what the email is without having to switch to the mail app and possibly switch to the Inbox. If you're expecting an email, you'll know instantly if it's the one you want. That certainly sounds helpful to me, though, I suppose a Growl could also do the job.

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If you're constantly getting a stream of emails, having it announce when you get something important can be a big win.

I basically set up a Mail rule that only says the name of the sender if they are in my address book. You could easily extend that to only say the name if the mail is going to a special folder or soe on.

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