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From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>
To: Andy Novick` <anovick@vnc.lawrence.ks.us>
Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org
Subject: biff (was: compiling and beeping)
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On Sun, Dec 07, 1997 at 04:11:52PM -0600, Andy Novick` wrote:
> Also, how can I make my computer beep when I get a talk request and
> when I get mail.

You'll do better with this kind of question if you send separate
messages.  Some people can answer one of them, others the other.

I use xbiff under X.  If you're not running X, you should be able to
find something similar in the Ports Collection.

Greg