Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 10:48:12 +1100 (EST) From: Andy Farkas <andyf@speednet.com.au> To: "Gerald T. Freymann" <freymann@eagle.ca> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: biff and comsat Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0011281046280.17219-100000@backup.af.speednet.com.au> In-Reply-To: <NEBBIPHLEDGOAFACJGDDAEECDBAA.freymann@eagle.ca>
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Look in /etc/inetd.conf for the comment about comsat (line 15).
On Mon, 27 Nov 2000, Gerald T. Freymann wrote:
> On our FreeBSD 2.2.6 box, when new messages came in and I was logged onto
> the server, I'd see who it was from and about the first two lines pop up on
> my console.
>
> Since I put in the new server using FreeBSD 4.1.1-stable, I only see this:
>
> marlo: {101} %
> New mail for freymann@marlo.eagle.ca has arrived:
> ----
>
> I've read the man pages on biff and comsat but I don't see anything that
> says how many lines of the incoming message will be displayed or how to
> change it. Did I overlook the info I seek?
>
> I just issue a "biff n" command right now since the message alert is kinda
> useless as it.
>
> -Gerry
>
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:{ andyf@speednet.com.au
Andy Farkas
System Administrator
Speednet Communications
http://www.speednet.com.au/
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