This version of xmailbox is modified so the SndComm program can access the mailbox file. I used this to make a speaking version of xmailbox. The script 'ugotmail' (written in python) is used to call the speech synthesis program (with the form say 'words'). i'm using now rsynth-2.0 install steps: 1. compile xmailbox 2. install python 3. install rsynth-2.0 or another program for synthesis 4. put in you Xresource file: *mailSndComm: /usr/local/bin/ugotmail that's all. mmihai@golana.pub.ro