Notifying user of Meta Refresh on a minimized page

This is a newbie type of question

[chaste]

Hi all,
I've got a web page that is using the refresh metatag. I have one question and one plea for help!
Q:Does the refreshing continue to occur even if the browser is minimised or not the currently focused window?

Help:If the refresh resulted in new html being sent to the browser how would I go about maximising the browser, bringing it to the forground and alerting the user in a "you have new mail" kind of way? The new html is being generated by server side code, so can just as easily push across JScript.

Any pointers greatly appreciated.

[cfel2000]

In response to your question:

Yes, meta-refreshes occur when the windows is minimised or not in forcus.

[chaste]

Thanks