hbiff(1) HP-UX hbiff(1)NAMEhbiff - check for incoming mail using X11
SYNOPSIShbiff [ options ]
DESCRIPTION
option .Xdefaults description
-display specifies the display to use
-u the user who's mailbox is to
be checked
-m name of the mailbox to be
checked (can be any file)
-H noHostname do not display hostname in
hbiff window
-fn fontName specifies the font to use
-fg foreground specifies the foreground color
-bg background specifies the background color
-bc borderColor specifies the border color
-bw borderWidth specifies the border width
-t time specifies the interval for
checking the mailbox
-pop newMailRaise raise to top when new mail
-beep newMailBeep notify with sound when new
mail
-tally tally show number of messages, and
new messages
-sn showNewMail pop up summary window with
information about new mail
messages when received
-R newMailReverse reverse video when new mail
-r reverseVideo reverse video (mainly useful
for monochrome)
-ro reverseOrder reverse order of messages in
summary window
-F noFlash do not flash the window
-g =HxW+x+y the size and placement of the
window
geometry the size and placement of the
window
newMailForeground Foreground color when new mail
newMailBackground Background color when new mail
summaryForeground Foreground color for summary
window
summaryBackground Background color for summary
window
-summaryGeometry =+x+y summaryGeometry placement of summary window
mailCommand command to execute when the
right button is pressed
-name string name name to display (if not the
hostname)
Example .Xdefaults entries:
hbiff*mailCommand: hpterm -geometry =80x24+10+15 -e mail
hbiff*borderWidth: 1
hbiff*newMailRaise: on
hbiff*foreground: navy
hbiff*background: wheat
hbiff*fontName: 6x10
hbiff*noHostname: on
hbiff*newMailForeground: white
hbiff*newMailBackground: CornflowerBlue
hbiff*newMailBeep: on
The utility hbiff indicates the current state of an electronic mailbox.
The default mailbox is /usr/mail/$LOGNAME, but an alternate file may be
indicated by using the -m option.
New mail is indicated by a raised flag and mail hanging out of the
mailbox, and may be accompanied by the window changing color if desired
by the user. Old mail is indicated by mail hanging out of the mailbox
with no flag raised, while no mail is indicated by an empty mailbox.
If the -tally option is used (or the *tally resource is on), the total
number of messages in the mailbox will be displayed, and the number of
new messages will be displayed when new mail is detected.
To exit hbiff, press shift right button, or type "q" with the cursor in
the window. To get the mail command, press the right mouse button.
Pressing button2 (the middle button) will cause a window with the
"From" and "subject" line of each mail message to appear. During the
time the "From" window is visible, if the right mouse button is pressed
on the mailbox window, the "From" window will go away and the mail com‐
mand will be executed, all in one action. Any other keypresses or but‐
ton presses while the "From" window is present will result in the
"From" window disappearing, no other action will occur. If the mailbox
icon indicates new mail, pressing the left mouse button will cause the
flag to go down (this was requested since some mailers do not use sepa‐
rate folders, and it is necessary to drop the flag after deleting mail
and exiting the mailer).
The most recent mail message is indicated with a '>' before it.
Summary information from new mail messages can be automatically dis‐
played by using the -sn option or *showNewMail resource. When new mail
is detected, hbiff will notify the user and then pop up a summary win‐
dow showing only the mail that has been received since hbiff detected
that the mailbox was last accessed.
To turn off window decoration (borders not supplied by the applica‐
tion), use the clientDecoration directive in the .Xdefaults file (i.e.,
Mwm*HBiff.clientDecoration: +none).
For best results when running a command executed by hbiff, use the
*ttyModes resource for the hpterm or xterm you are using. This allows
setting the stty parameters that would otherwise be set by the shell on
initiation.
AUTHORhbiff was written by Hugh Mahon.
SEE ALSOhpterm(1X), elm(1), mailx(1)hbiff(1)
