Comment 2 for bug 388599

Change to new mail icon when it checks for new mail at specified intervals - and display notification text with the message count and/or the address of the sender (if only 1 mail received).

Or go the whole hog and make a notifier to tell you (check incredimail for example).

I miss having automated checking of my eMails every 5 or 10 minutes, having this icon in tray would make it possible to add this feature back in too.