Unread mail count in the dock

I only see the unread mail count (red circle rigth side of postage stamp icon) in the dock when the mail program is open...
open mail...it appears...close mail..it disappears...
is this the way it is suppose to work (doesnt seem very useful, e.g. it does not alert me to unread mail)
thx

i mean the counter on the postage stamp icon in the dock...
this counter---mail closed
now with mail open
with mail open i do not need this counter...mail is open...i can see how many unread i have...its when i have mail closed that i want to see emails come in..

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Quit Mail. Force quit if necessary.
Back up all data. That means you know you can restore the Mail database, no matter what happens.
Triple-click the line below on this page to select it:
~/Library/Mail/V2/MailData/Envelope Index
Copy the selected text to the Clipboard (command-C). In the Finder, select
Go ▹ Go to Folder
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now with mail open
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Unread mail count in the dock

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