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:I'm using getpop3 to get my mail from my ISP's POP server,
:and everytime it gets new mail, I get an irritating beep and
:message in *all* my xterms. For example:
:
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:+OK Pop server at powergrid signing off.
:xavier:~>
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looks like you're being biffed! put "biff n" in your .profile to turn it off
(or more likely, find the "biff y" which is lurking in one of your shell
startup files and remove it.) Of course, which startup files are being used
depends on your shell and whether you're using the loginShell option to
xterm.
You don't want to put any biff commands where they might be run by a
noninteractive shell, because in that case it'll complain about not having
access to a tty.
If you're the only user of the machine, or your other users share your
dislike of being biffed, just take in.comsat out of inetd.conf and be done
with it.
--
Alan Curry
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