Most schools that use Microsoft Outlook on site give the option for teachers to check and send mail when away from school via Outlook Web Access. This web-based client features most of the same abilities that you would get while at school, but still leaves most wanting a little more functionality. One feature that it fails to supply is the ability to know immediately when you get a new message. OWANotify offers a free solution.

OWANotify adds an icon next to your clock that not only tells you when you get new mail but also has several other very handy features.

• Clickable popups for checking new mail
• Reply and Delete access via the notification pop-up
• Right Click context menu for creating new messages and reading the last unread message
• FREE, FREE, FREE!

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