[intrepid 8.10] mail-notification no longer notifies on new mail

[David M. Karr]

David M. Karr wrote:
> I've had "mail-notification --sm-disable" running for my gmail account 
> for quite a while now, and it's been working perfectly fine.  When I 
> have new unread mail in my Inbox, it notifies me in the notification area.
> 
> Starting several days ago, I stopped getting any notification in the 
> notification area when I have new unread mail.  I've rebooted a couple 
> of times during that span, but it made no difference.
> 
> What can I try that might help diagnose this?

I'm still trying to figure this out.

I currently have one unread message in my TB inbox, using IMAP to GMail.

I currently have "mail-notification --sm-disable" showing as a process, 
in Sleeping state.

if I run "mail-notification -s" from the shell, I get:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<messages/>

It's also curious that the command-line help for "mail-notification" and 
the options described in "man mail-notification" don't quite agree. For 
instance, there are some options described in the man page that respond 
with "Unknown option" when I try to use them in the shell (like "-l" and 
"-m").

Any suggestions?