Mail.app not play sound when have new mail

Which OS X version are you running and is it up to date? I had this little glitch for a while in Snow Leopard after an update. It's working again after another OS X update.

 

Hi again

I had a look at the Apple Support boards and this is a known issue in Mountain Lion with an Apple Bug Tracking ID. People have been complaining since at least last August. --And it sounds like it happens after the Mac wakes from sleep, --yours too? Some people have suggested doing a PRAM reset but that's only temporary for maybe a week. Others have suggested tweaking coreaudiod files --but when that works it's only temporary too, --and has unleashed (bizarrely) in some cases, a backlogged flood of loud Mail pings.

So sorry, no help yet.

 

Hi! Thanks for the memory-nudge, I forgot I tried that myself last year. Turning off push mail and unchecking IDLE was what I tried initially when I lost the ping sound in Snow Leopard --I read that tip on OS X Daily, I think. It only worked for the first couple days or so and then reverted, so I really wouldn't bother with it. --Just like the others noted on the Apple Support boards, these various tweaks are all just temporary. I see on the MR front page that OS X 10.8.3 Beta has been seeded, so hopefully, it may have a fix for this little annoyance. (Fingers crossed.)

I have Mountain Lion on another partition which I don't use as often as SL--and I don't use Mail in there so I can focus. I wouldn't be surprised if the Mail ping isn't working for me too, --I just haven't noticed.