Important Notice: We're experiencing email notification issues. If you've posted a question in the community forums recently, please check your profile manually for responses while we're working to fix this.

On Monday the 3rd of March, around 5pm UTC (9am PT) users may experience a brief period of downtime while one of our underlying services is under maintenance.

Search Support

Avoid support scams. We will never ask you to call or text a phone number or share personal information. Please report suspicious activity using the “Report Abuse” option.

Learn More

switch to silence when emails arrive in mail box

  • 1 phendula
  • 1 inayo le ngxaki
  • 2 views
  • Impendulo yokugqibela ngu Murphy

more options

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.

Isisombulu esikhethiweyo

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.

Funda le mpendulo kwimeko leyo 👍 0

All Replies (1)

more options

Isisombululo esiKhethiweyo

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.