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switch to silence when emails arrive in mail box

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Everytime an email arrives in my inbox there is a ping to alert me. However it is enoying while watching a news item or a film etc. How can I switch it off.

Everytime an email arrives in my inbox there is a ping to alert me. However it is enoying while watching a news item or a film etc. How can I switch it off.

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silently said

Everytime an email arrives in my inbox there is a ping to alert me. However it is enoying while watching a news item or a film etc. How can I switch it off.

Hi silently,

Assuming you're using Thunderbird, make sure 'play a sound' is unchecked.

See :

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-customize-new-mail-sound

If you're not using Thunderbird : please contact your email provider.

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silently said

Everytime an email arrives in my inbox there is a ping to alert me. However it is enoying while watching a news item or a film etc. How can I switch it off.

Hi silently,

Assuming you're using Thunderbird, make sure 'play a sound' is unchecked.

See :

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-customize-new-mail-sound

If you're not using Thunderbird : please contact your email provider.