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diff --git a/mail/xlbiff/pkg-descr b/mail/xlbiff/pkg-descr new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..5bad403da2d8 --- /dev/null +++ b/mail/xlbiff/pkg-descr @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +Xlbiff lets you preview new mail to decide if you want to read it +immediately. Regular xbiff lets you know when you have mail but not what +it is. + +Xlbiff lurks in the background, monitoring your mailbox file. When +something shows up there, it invokes the scanCommand (MH's scan by +default), and displays the output in a window. If more mail comes in, it +scans again and resizes accordingly. + +If you're a Berkeley mail person, you can set scanCommand to: + + echo x | mail | grep "^.[NU]" + +Or use the ``frm'' utility that is part of the Elm port as your +scanCommand. A simular utility is the ``fromwho'' package, posted to +comp.sources.unix volume 25. + +-- David (obrien@cs.ucdavis.edu) |