GmailSniffer

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Description:

GmailSniffer is a Gmail Notifier for linux, written in QT4, it checks unread gmail emails, if any, it will show a popup notification, or it can be set to use default system (linux) notification

can set popup window position
can set to use system notifier
can enable/disable sound alert
can assign default browser
can set email check interval
your password will be encrypted

source: https://github.com/katropine/gmailsniffer

to get the compiled version press download bellow (tested on Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora - KDE, MATE, Cinnamon)

GDigger24
5 years ago

Today in the morning I have compiled git-version 0cd7d39 and this version is running since that time. So, the whole day gmailsniffer tells me, that I have 20 unread mails in my account, when I am hovering over the systray icon.

When I select "Show sniffer" the windows displays 20 messages, always the first one is marked with a red envelope, the others are marked with a blue envelope.

When I check the emails with claws-mail, I have 12 unread mails, if I go to gmails web-inbox I find 9 unread conversations.
Why will gmailsniffer display 20 unread mails?

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Katropine
5 years ago

I cant see any problems, all emails are correctly counted and displayed.

if the email has inbox & custom label it will be shown as new email once in your custom label and once in inbox count. That is the difference i can see here.

you can always check directly

https://username:password@mail.googl.com/mail/feed/atom/unread

let me know what will be the count in xml.

PS. The red gmail icon represents the latest email.... just an eye candy.

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GDigger24
5 years ago

I found out, that I am lost with googles memory, which I will have to clean up first.

gmailsniffer displays the XML-file correctly. Sorry for the noise.

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GDigger24
5 years ago

As I saw, you are retrieving the information about new mails via https (https://mail.google.com/mail/feed/atom/unread).

I will have to enter the user credentials (user anme + password) once in the settings dialog. Where are the they stored?

If I select "show sniffer" a notification area will be opened, that displays all unread mails. Clicking on an entry will open the default browser and I will have to enter my user credentials again. Will it be possible to parse them from gmail sniffer to the browser to access gmails inbox directly?

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GDigger24
5 years ago

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Katropine
5 years ago

Your credentials are stored on ~/.config/Katropine, password is encrypted.

At the moment you have to have a cookie in your browser so you can go directly to your email from GmailSniffers main window, it is a little paranoid
approach.

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