can i get alerts when i have a message?

Is there a setting i can tweak so i can get an alert or pop up when i have a new u2u? Ive been getting messages and dont realize cause no alert. I went tyo my account but didnt see a setting for it. Thanks

a reply to: CardiffGiant

The letter icon, mail icon in upper right, should turn white when you do.

At least it works for me.

originally posted by: AnteBellum
a reply to: CardiffGiant

The letter icon, mail icon in upper right, should turn white when you do.

Yes, it will turn bright white on the dark theme, or dark black on the light theme. Either way, it lights up indicating there's a new message.

Perfect thx

Queries like this highlight the point that the "message alert" service doesn't really advertise itself very well.
People don't notice it, unless they already know about it.

a reply to: DISRAELI
I have to agree. I missed a very important one, and I swear it wasn't lit up the week before, and the message came in on the 4th.

Is it difficult to perhaps get the mail notifier to 'flash' ? ( non trenchcoat style )

Would be a simple way to make it more obvious ...

Just a thought !

a reply to: DISRAELI

In the past there used to be a pop-up telling you that you had a message. Some people complained that it was too intrusive and they didn't want to be bothered by notifications...

You can't keep all of the people happy all of the time, or so they say.

Checking my message box has become part of my daily login routine, seeing that there still is the bug that a new message may appear read, when it isn't and may go by unnoticed. So once I've logged in, I open the messages in a different tab. Takes two seconds. (Or 47 minutes on a 56k dialup )