Hi all!
As far as I understand, biff sets the execute bit on the terminal it
invoked in. Subsequently, when mail arrives, a UDP datagram is sent
to the biff port invoking comsat and prompting it to write on terminal. So
far the manpages. But who sends that datagram?
TIA,
Simon.
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Fysikum, Stockholms universitet simon_at_physto.se, simon_at_tardell.se
Received on Sat Nov 01 1997 - 12:45:56 NZDT