HT1338 Strange tones and sending mail sounds when not sending mail - MacBook Pro

My MacBook Pro started making a strange repetitive tone. Also, sometimes the sending mail sound commences repetitively when not sending mail.

maybe a glimmer of hope, eventually deleted my email account and reinstalled it, so far so good! time will tell, thanks to Alexander from Apple support (Greece) for that one!!

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