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From: Kurt Granroth <kurt_granroth@pobox.com>
Subject: KBiff v0.7 -- Mail notification utility for KDE
Date: Tue, 26 May 1998 13:31:26 GMT

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Hi,

I have just released version 0.7 of KBiff.  I *strongly* recommend all
users of previous versions of KBiff to upgrade.

I am planning on doing a feature freeze on KBiff until after version 1.0.
So my request to all users is this: BEAT ON IT!  I want to squash all
possible bugs right now.

WHAT?
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KBiff is a biff utility.  It is highly configurable but very easy to
use and setup.  It tries to combine the best (or at least *all*) of
the features of most of the other "biff" programs out there.

WHY?
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... use it at all?

	KBiff has a number of advantages over the competition
	o Pure GUI configuration.  No command line paramters or strange config
	  files.  All settings for KBiff can be done from one setup dialog
	o Session management.  KBiff starts up with the same configuration you
	  left it with.
	o Panel docking.  KBiff can be docked into the panel very easily.  Handy
	  when you are monitoring several mailboxes and don't have the room
	  anywhere else.
	o System sounds.  KBiff can play a .wav file when new mail arrives
	o Animated gifs.  KBiff can handle GIF89 animated gifs
	o POP3 support.  KBiff can monitor a remote mailbox using the POP3
	  protocol as if it were a local mailbox
	o Highly configurable.  There are very few things in KBiff that you
	  have to accept.  Most things can be changed to fit your needs.

WHERE?
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	http://www.pobox.com/~kurt_granroth/kbiff.html

Changes since 0.5 (abbreviated)
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o A web site!  http://www.pobox.com/~kurt_granroth/kbiff.html
o Animated gifs
o POP3 Support
o Ability to play a sound file when new mail arrives
o Ability to play a user defined command when new mail arrives
o User can turn off session managment if they so desire
o KBiff now has one command line parameter (-profile <profile>).  This
  allows users to put KBiff into the Autostart folder without having
  to deal with the setup dialog every time they start KDE.
o Fixed a bug where KBiff would go berserk if some cases when the
  mailbox was size 0 
o User can now rename a profile
o User can toggle playing system beep when new mail arrives
o User can specify whether KBiff should be docked automatically
  at a profile level

LSM
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Title:          KBiff - Mail notification utility
Version:        0.7
Entered-date:   23MAY98
Description:    "xbiff"-like mail notification utility.  Has multiple
                pixmaps, session management, and GUI configuration.  Can
                "dock" into KDE panel.  Can display animated gifs,
                play system sounds, or run arbitrary shell command when
                new mail arrives.
Keywords:       biff mail utility KDE Qt
Author:         Kurt Granroth <kurt_granroth@pobox.com>
Maintained-by:  Kurt Granroth <kurt_granroth@pobox.com>
Primary-site:   http://www.pobox.com/~kurt_granroth/kbiff.html
                105334  kbiff-0.7.tar.gz
                792     kbiff-0.7.lsm
Platform:       Linux, Solaris. Needs Qt and KDE Beta4.
Copying-policy: GPL
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Kurt Granroth
kurt_granroth@pobox.com

Motorola
 Space and Systems Technology Group
  Ground Systems Division
   Diversified Technologies Services
    Software Engineer



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