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__NAME__


biff - be notified if mail arrives and who it is
from
__SYNOPSIS__


biff [[ny]
__DESCRIPTION__


Biff informs the system whether you want to be notified when
mail arrives during the current terminal
session.


Options supported by biff:
       n


Disables notification.yEnables notification.When mail notification is enabled, the header and first  fewlines of the message will be printed on your screen whenevermail arrives.  A ``biff y'' command is often included in the file .login or .profile to be executed at each login.


Biff operates asynchronously via the comsat(8)
service. If that service is not enabled, biff will not do
anything. In that case, or for synchronous notification, use
the MAIL variable of sh(1) or the mail variable of
csh(1).


__SEE ALSO__


csh(1), mail(1), sh(1),
comsat(8)
__HISTORY__


The biff command appeared in 4.0 BSD
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__BUGS__


su(1), and biff don't seem to get on too well. This
is prob- ably due to the tty still being owned by the person
using su. This can result in ``Permission denied''
messages when attempting to change the biff status of your
session.


Please report bugs to netbug@ftp.uk.linux.org including diffs/patches, compiler error logs or as complete a bug report as is possible.


Linux !NetKit (0.17-pre-20000412)July 31, 1999 1
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