diff --git a/.config/ghostty/config b/.config/ghostty/config
index cb232026..64315017 120000
--- a/.config/ghostty/config
+++ b/.config/ghostty/config
@@ -1 +1 @@
-config##hostname.dpad
\ No newline at end of file
+config##hostname.dbox
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.config/goimapnotify/goimapnotify.yaml b/.config/goimapnotify/goimapnotify.yaml
index ac62599e..26b699ae 100644
--- a/.config/goimapnotify/goimapnotify.yaml
+++ b/.config/goimapnotify/goimapnotify.yaml
@@ -9,17 +9,17 @@ configurations:
       username: daniel@ficd.ca
       passwordCMD: 'pass show proton/bridge'
       xoAuth2: false
-      onNewMail: '/home/fic/.config/mail/mail-sync.sh'
-      onDeletedMail: '/home/fic/.config/mail/mail-sync.sh'
+      # onNewMail: '/home/fic/.config/mail/mail-sync.sh'
+      # onDeletedMail: '/home/fic/.config/mail/mail-sync.sh'
       wait: 20
       boxes:
         -
           mailbox: INBOX
-          onNewMail: '/home/fic/.config/mail/newmail.sh personal'
+      #     onNewMail: '/home/fic/.config/mail/newmail.sh personal'
 
         -
           mailbox: Sent
-          onNewMail: '/home/fic/.config/mail/mail-sync.sh'
+      #     onNewMail: '/home/fic/.config/mail/mail-sync.sh'
     -
       host: outlook.office365.com
       port: 993
@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@ configurations:
       username: 18daf3@queensu.ca
       passwordCMD: '~/tools/mutt_oauth2.py ~/tools/tokenfile-test'
       xoAuth2: true
-      onNewMail: '/home/fic/.config/mail/mail-sync.sh'
-      onDeletedMail: '/home/fic/.config/mail/mail-sync.sh'
+      # onNewMail: '/home/fic/.config/mail/mail-sync.sh'
+      # onDeletedMail: '/home/fic/.config/mail/mail-sync.sh'
       wait: 20
       boxes:
         - mailbox: INBOX
-          onNewMail: '/home/fic/.config/mail/newmail.sh school'
+      #     onNewMail: '/home/fic/.config/mail/newmail.sh school'
         -
           mailbox: Sent Items
-          onNewMail: '/home/fic/.config/mail/mail-sync.sh'
+      #     onNewMail: '/home/fic/.config/mail/mail-sync.sh'
diff --git a/.config/kitty/kitty.conf b/.config/kitty/kitty.conf
index 067de165..3f04ff08 120000
--- a/.config/kitty/kitty.conf
+++ b/.config/kitty/kitty.conf
@@ -1 +1 @@
-kitty.conf##hostname.dpad
\ No newline at end of file
+kitty.conf##hostname.dbox
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.config/mail/mail-indicator.sh b/.config/mail/mail-indicator.sh
index 4ff26b67..71bbf7f8 100755
--- a/.config/mail/mail-indicator.sh
+++ b/.config/mail/mail-indicator.sh
@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@ MAILBOXES=("personal" "school")
 # named pipe for receiving refresh events
 # from mail sync script
 PIPE="/tmp/email_refresh_pipe"
+COUNT="/tmp/email_count"
 
 # Create pipe if doesn't exist
 [[ -p "$PIPE" ]] || mkfifo "$PIPE"
+[[ -e "$COUNT" ]] || echo "0" > "$COUNT"
 
 # Get unread counts and format for waybar
 get_unread_counts() {
@@ -22,13 +24,21 @@ get_unread_counts() {
 
 
 # run once for initial output
-get_unread_counts
+echo "mail init"
 # begin event loop
 while true; do
     # cat blocks until data comes through pipe
     # redirecting to null b.c. we don't want the
     # pipe's contents to be printed to stdout
-    cat /tmp/email_refresh_pipe > /dev/null
-    # print unread indicator to stdout
-    get_unread_counts
+    PAYLOAD=$(cat /tmp/email_refresh_pipe)
+    if [ "$PAYLOAD" == "new" ]; then
+        count=$(cat "$COUNT")
+        ((count++)) > "$COUNT"
+    elif [ "$PAYLOAD" == "reset" ]; then
+        "0" > "$COUNT"
+    elif [ "$PAYLOAD" == "show_precise" ]; then
+        get_unread_counts
+    elif [ "$PAYLOAD" == "show_since" ]; then
+        echo "new: $(cat "$COUNT")"
+    fi
 done
diff --git a/.config/mail/newmail.sh b/.config/mail/newmail.sh
index 9739d115..76755048 100755
--- a/.config/mail/newmail.sh
+++ b/.config/mail/newmail.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/env bash
 
 notify-send "New mail in $1 inbox!"
-/home/fic/.config/mail/mail-sync.sh
+# /home/fic/.config/mail/mail-sync.sh
diff --git a/.config/niri/config.kdl b/.config/niri/config.kdl
index a63220a7..e6a5eacd 120000
--- a/.config/niri/config.kdl
+++ b/.config/niri/config.kdl
@@ -1 +1 @@
-config.kdl##hostname.dpad
\ No newline at end of file
+config.kdl##hostname.dbox
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.config/sway/config b/.config/sway/config
index cb232026..64315017 120000
--- a/.config/sway/config
+++ b/.config/sway/config
@@ -1 +1 @@
-config##hostname.dpad
\ No newline at end of file
+config##hostname.dbox
\ No newline at end of file