diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 356774a..fc48420 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3090,6 +3090,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "build-info",
  "letterbox-notmuch",
  "serde",
+ "strum_macros 0.27.1",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/notmuch/src/lib.rs b/notmuch/src/lib.rs
index f90b7e9..350aad0 100644
--- a/notmuch/src/lib.rs
+++ b/notmuch/src/lib.rs
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ pub enum NotmuchError {
     MailParseError(#[from] mailparse::MailParseError),
 }
 
-#[derive(Default)]
+#[derive(Clone, Default)]
 pub struct Notmuch {
     config_path: Option<PathBuf>,
 }
diff --git a/server/src/bin/letterbox-server.rs b/server/src/bin/letterbox-server.rs
index 58dfcb1..56b46ac 100644
--- a/server/src/bin/letterbox-server.rs
+++ b/server/src/bin/letterbox-server.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Rocket generates a lot of warnings for handlers
 // TODO: figure out why
 #![allow(unreachable_patterns)]
-use std::{error::Error, io::Cursor, net::SocketAddr, str::FromStr, sync::Arc};
+use std::{error::Error, io::Cursor, net::SocketAddr, str::FromStr, sync::Arc, time::Duration};
 
 use async_graphql::{extensions, http::GraphiQLSource, Schema};
 use async_graphql_axum::{GraphQL, GraphQLSubscription};
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ use letterbox_server::tantivy::TantivyConnection;
 use letterbox_server::{
     config::Config,
     error::ServerError,
-    graphql::{Attachment, GraphqlSchema, MutationRoot, QueryRoot, SubscriptionRoot},
+    graphql::{
+        compute_catchup_ids, Attachment, GraphqlSchema, MutationRoot, QueryRoot, SubscriptionRoot,
+    },
     nm::{attachment_bytes, cid_attachment_bytes},
     ws::ConnectionTracker,
 };
@@ -294,19 +296,44 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
         std::fs::create_dir_all(&config.slurp_cache_path)?;
     }
     let pool = PgPool::connect(&config.newsreader_database_url).await?;
+    let nm = Notmuch::default();
     sqlx::migrate!("./migrations").run(&pool).await?;
     #[cfg(feature = "tantivy")]
     let tantivy_conn = TantivyConnection::new(&config.newsreader_tantivy_db_path)?;
 
     let cacher = FilesystemCacher::new(&config.slurp_cache_path)?;
     let schema = Schema::build(QueryRoot, MutationRoot, SubscriptionRoot)
-        .data(Notmuch::default())
+        .data(nm.clone())
         .data(cacher)
         .data(pool.clone());
 
     let schema = schema.extension(extensions::Logger).finish();
 
     let conn_tracker = Arc::new(Mutex::new(ConnectionTracker::default()));
+    async fn watch_new(
+        nm: Notmuch,
+        pool: PgPool,
+        conn_tracker: Arc<Mutex<ConnectionTracker>>,
+        poll_time: Duration,
+    ) -> Result<(), async_graphql::Error> {
+        let mut old_ids = Vec::new();
+        loop {
+            let ids = compute_catchup_ids(&nm, &pool, "is:unread").await?;
+            if old_ids != ids {
+                info!("old_ids: {old_ids:?}\n     ids: {ids:?}");
+                conn_tracker
+                    .lock()
+                    .await
+                    .send_message_all(WebsocketMessage::RefreshMessages)
+                    .await
+            }
+            old_ids = ids;
+            tokio::time::sleep(poll_time).await;
+        }
+    }
+    let ct = Arc::clone(&conn_tracker);
+    let poll_time = Duration::from_secs(10);
+    let _h = tokio::spawn(watch_new(nm, pool, ct, poll_time));
 
     let app = Router::new()
         .route("/test", get(test_handler))
diff --git a/server/src/graphql.rs b/server/src/graphql.rs
index b1f74bc..2371dc2 100644
--- a/server/src/graphql.rs
+++ b/server/src/graphql.rs
@@ -319,37 +319,7 @@ impl QueryRoot {
     ) -> Result<Vec<String>, Error> {
         let nm = ctx.data_unchecked::<Notmuch>();
         let pool = ctx.data_unchecked::<PgPool>();
-        let query: Query = query.parse()?;
-        // TODO: implement optimized versions of fetching just IDs
-        let newsreader_fut = newsreader_search(pool, None, None, None, None, &query);
-        let notmuch_fut = notmuch_search(nm, None, None, None, None, &query);
-        let (newsreader_results, notmuch_results) = join!(newsreader_fut, notmuch_fut);
-
-        let newsreader_results = newsreader_results?;
-        let notmuch_results = notmuch_results?;
-        info!(
-            "newsreader_results ({}) notmuch_results ({})",
-            newsreader_results.len(),
-            notmuch_results.len(),
-        );
-
-        let mut results: Vec<_> = newsreader_results
-            .into_iter()
-            .chain(notmuch_results)
-            .collect();
-        // The leading '-' is to reverse sort
-        results.sort_by_key(|item| match item {
-            ThreadSummaryCursor::Newsreader(_, ts) => -ts.timestamp,
-            ThreadSummaryCursor::Notmuch(_, ts) => -ts.timestamp,
-        });
-        let ids = results
-            .into_iter()
-            .map(|r| match r {
-                ThreadSummaryCursor::Newsreader(_, ts) => ts.thread,
-                ThreadSummaryCursor::Notmuch(_, ts) => ts.thread,
-            })
-            .collect();
-        Ok(ids)
+        compute_catchup_ids(nm, pool, &query).await
     }
 
     // TODO: this function doesn't get parallelism, possibly because notmuch is sync and blocks,
@@ -649,7 +619,6 @@ impl MutationRoot {
 
         tantivy.drop_and_load_index()?;
         tantivy.reindex_all(pool).await?;
-        println("hit");
 
         Ok(true)
     }
@@ -679,3 +648,42 @@ impl SubscriptionRoot {
 }
 
 pub type GraphqlSchema = Schema<QueryRoot, MutationRoot, SubscriptionRoot>;
+
+#[instrument(skip_all, fields(query=query))]
+pub async fn compute_catchup_ids(
+    nm: &Notmuch,
+    pool: &PgPool,
+    query: &str,
+) -> Result<Vec<String>, Error> {
+    let query: Query = query.parse()?;
+    // TODO: implement optimized versions of fetching just IDs
+    let newsreader_fut = newsreader_search(pool, None, None, None, None, &query);
+    let notmuch_fut = notmuch_search(nm, None, None, None, None, &query);
+    let (newsreader_results, notmuch_results) = join!(newsreader_fut, notmuch_fut);
+
+    let newsreader_results = newsreader_results?;
+    let notmuch_results = notmuch_results?;
+    info!(
+        "newsreader_results ({}) notmuch_results ({})",
+        newsreader_results.len(),
+        notmuch_results.len(),
+    );
+
+    let mut results: Vec<_> = newsreader_results
+        .into_iter()
+        .chain(notmuch_results)
+        .collect();
+    // The leading '-' is to reverse sort
+    results.sort_by_key(|item| match item {
+        ThreadSummaryCursor::Newsreader(_, ts) => -ts.timestamp,
+        ThreadSummaryCursor::Notmuch(_, ts) => -ts.timestamp,
+    });
+    let ids = results
+        .into_iter()
+        .map(|r| match r {
+            ThreadSummaryCursor::Newsreader(_, ts) => ts.thread,
+            ThreadSummaryCursor::Notmuch(_, ts) => ts.thread,
+        })
+        .collect();
+    Ok(ids)
+}
diff --git a/server/src/lib.rs b/server/src/lib.rs
index 1cd0d80..a2d20d4 100644
--- a/server/src/lib.rs
+++ b/server/src/lib.rs
@@ -445,19 +445,16 @@ pub fn sanitize_html(
     let mut element_content_handlers = vec![
         // Remove width and height attributes on elements
         element!("[width],[height]", |el| {
-            println!("width or height {el:?}");
             el.remove_attribute("width");
             el.remove_attribute("height");
             Ok(())
         }),
         // Remove width and height values from inline styles
         element!("[style]", |el| {
-            println!("style {el:?}");
             let style = el.get_attribute("style").unwrap();
             let style = style
                 .split(";")
                 .filter(|s| {
-                    println!("s {s}");
                     let Some((k, _)) = s.split_once(':') else {
                         return true;
                     };
@@ -469,7 +466,6 @@ pub fn sanitize_html(
                 })
                 .collect::<Vec<_>>()
                 .join(";");
-            println!("style: {style}");
             if let Err(e) = el.set_attribute("style", &style) {
                 error!("Failed to set style attribute: {e}");
             }
diff --git a/server/src/mail.rs b/server/src/mail.rs
index bb369a3..19bd583 100644
--- a/server/src/mail.rs
+++ b/server/src/mail.rs
@@ -61,8 +61,6 @@ pub async fn read_mail_to_db(pool: &PgPool, path: &str) -> Result<(), MailError>
             .ok_or(MailError::MissingDate)?,
     )?;
 
-    println!("Feed: {feed_id} Subject: {}", subject);
-
     if let Some(_m) = first_html(&m) {
         info!("add email {slug} {subject} {message_id} {date} {uid} {url}");
     } else {
diff --git a/server/src/nm.rs b/server/src/nm.rs
index a9fe62d..2e1947d 100644
--- a/server/src/nm.rs
+++ b/server/src/nm.rs
@@ -349,9 +349,7 @@ fn email_addresses(
                 for ma in mal.into_inner() {
                     match ma {
                         mailparse::MailAddr::Group(gi) => {
-                            if !gi.group_name.contains("ndisclosed") {
-                                println!("[{path}][{header_name}] Group: {gi}");
-                            }
+                            if !gi.group_name.contains("ndisclosed") {}
                         }
                         mailparse::MailAddr::Single(s) => addrs.push(Email {
                             name: s.display_name,
diff --git a/server/src/ws.rs b/server/src/ws.rs
index e4dba8e..bf81620 100644
--- a/server/src/ws.rs
+++ b/server/src/ws.rs
@@ -13,8 +13,10 @@ impl ConnectionTracker {
     pub fn add_peer(&mut self, socket: WebSocket, who: SocketAddr) {
         warn!("adding {who:?} to connection tracker");
         self.peers.insert(who, socket);
+        self.send_message_all(WebsocketMessage::RefreshMessages);
     }
     pub async fn send_message_all(&mut self, msg: WebsocketMessage) {
+        info!("send_message_all {msg}");
         let m = serde_json::to_string(&msg).expect("failed to json encode WebsocketMessage");
         let mut bad_peers = Vec::new();
         for (who, socket) in &mut self.peers.iter_mut() {
diff --git a/shared/Cargo.toml b/shared/Cargo.toml
index 9a596a8..578dfca 100644
--- a/shared/Cargo.toml
+++ b/shared/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,3 +14,4 @@ version.workspace = true
 build-info = "0.0.40"
 letterbox-notmuch = { version = "0.12.1", path = "../notmuch", registry = "xinu" }
 serde = { version = "1.0.147", features = ["derive"] }
+strum_macros = "0.27.1"
diff --git a/shared/src/lib.rs b/shared/src/lib.rs
index 3724eb6..5b97d7a 100644
--- a/shared/src/lib.rs
+++ b/shared/src/lib.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ pub struct SearchResult {
     pub total: usize,
 }
 
-#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, strum_macros::Display)]
 pub enum WebsocketMessage {
     RefreshMessages,
 }