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WinBiff 1.3a - (C) Copyright 1992, Paul A. Steckler
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WinBiff is a Windows 3.x version of the well-known Un*x biff program,
designed for use in conjunction with mail delivery programs such as
UUPC/extended.
When WinBiff starts up, a mailbox bitmap (or icon, if minimized) is
shown, and the mailbox flag is down. The program polls
for mail at specified intervals. When mail arrives, there is a beep and
the initial icon is replaced. The new icon is highlighted, the word
"MAIL" appears, and the flag is raised.
If new mail arrives, the program will beep again. After mail has been
read, the program reverts to the original icon. The user may force the
appearance of the original, no-mail icon by selecting "Clear" from the
system menu. If new mail arrives subsequently, the highlighted icon
will re-appear.
As of version 1.2, you can choose to show mail headers from the
first 50 messages in the WinBiff window instead of the have-mail bitmap.
When WinBiff is iconized or the "show headers" option is set, the
caption reads "WinBiff (mailbox)"; it reads just "mailbox" if
headers are disabled and running as a window -- this is so the title bar
is of reasonable size. WinBiff's window is resizable; the bitmaps remain
reasonably proportioned regardless of size.
To configure WinBiff for your system, start the program, and select
"Setup" from the system menu. In the dialog box which pops up, enter
the full pathname of the file your mail program creates, a suitable
polling interval, whether to start the program minimized, and whether to
show mail headers. The "autosize" option tells WinBiff to run minimized
when there is no mail, and to display a window (with or without headers)
when mail is present. The minimum polling interval is 10 seconds.
If you choose the "Save" button, a WINBIFF.INI file is created, and the
values you have given will be recalled when the program is started
subsequently. The WINBIFF.INI file may be placed in the same directory
as the WinBiff executable, or in the Windows directory.
You may also override arguments in the initialization file
with command-line arguments:
WINBIFF [-p #] [-f file] [+/-m] [+/-h] [+/-a]
where '#' is the polling interval, 'file' is the mailbox,
and +m (alternatively, -m) indicates to start WinBiff minimized
(as a normal window), +h (or -h) means "show headers" (don't show),
and +a (-a) means "autosize" (don't autosize). Allowing such overrides
is convenient for running multiple instances which monitor multiple
mailboxes.
WinBiff will run in OS/2 seamless Windows mode. Also, WinBiff works
well with OS/2 Elm 2.3.
WinBiff is a shareware program. If you use the program on a regular
basis, please submit contributions ($5 suggested) to:
Paul A. Steckler
48 Hawthorne Street
Somerville, MA 02144
Users who submit $5 or more can choose to receive updates as a uuencoded
.ZIP file by e-mail. (If you're using the program, you DO have an
e-mail address, right? :-))
You may freely distribute the WinBiff executable file as long as the
executable file is not modified in any way, and as long as this document
accompanies the executable.
Disclaimer: You use WinBiff at your own risk. All warranties expressed
and implied are disclaimed. Any damages resulting from the use
of WinBiff shall not result in any liability.
E-mail correspondence concerning this program may be submitted to:
corwin.ccs.northeastern.edu!blimpy!steck
steck@corwin.ccs.northeastern.edu
Possible future enhancements planned are:
o Launching a mail reader from the system menu
o Choice of sound effects on receipt of mail
September 19, 1992