# Chapter 3. Fundamentals

# 3.1. How do I set up KOrn?

To configure KOrn to your taste once it is installed, simply run KOrn (or type "korn" at the UNIX command line). You will be lead through a (hopefully) simple installation procedure. Here are the explanations for the various options you can set:

- `Name` A short unique reference name for the box. Do not put commas in this name.

- `Caption` The message to be displayed in the tooltip for the box.

- `Path` The pathname of the mailbox to monitor

- `Poll time` The interval, in seconds, between scans of this box. It is not wise to make this value much smaller than 20 seconds, since smaller intervals mean higher CPU usage.

- `Notify Command` The shell command to be executed when new mail is received in this box. This is useful for playing sounds, for example.

- `Click Command` The shell command to be executed when the button for the box is double clicked or left-clicked when there is new mail