21 points | by burntsushi 6 hours ago
6 comments
No, Biff informs the system whether you want to be notified when mail arrives during the current terminal session.
exactly. and chromium is a good looking space shooter with too few levels!
Yes I'm sure root is anxious to read all the mail in their local mailbox
I am a happy user of dateutils [0], but I will try out Biff and see which one is more ergonomic.
[0]: https://www.fresse.org/dateutils/
% biff
2026 M05 28, Thu 17:27:46
Ahh, the month of M05
just between a04 and j06 yes
No, Biff informs the system whether you want to be notified when mail arrives during the current terminal session.
exactly. and chromium is a good looking space shooter with too few levels!
Yes I'm sure root is anxious to read all the mail in their local mailbox
I am a happy user of dateutils [0], but I will try out Biff and see which one is more ergonomic.
[0]: https://www.fresse.org/dateutils/
% biff
2026 M05 28, Thu 17:27:46
Ahh, the month of M05
just between a04 and j06 yes