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Thu Nov  5 12:44:05 1981
what biff REALLY stands for
	ucbvax!hickman asks:
	Speaking of naming, can anyone out there (not from berkeley) tell the
	world what biff REALLY stands for....
						kipp
>From 4bsd UNIX Programmer's Manual*:
biff - Be notified IF mail arrives and who is it From
       ^           ^^                            ^
This reply might be in violation of the copyright notice as written, but
my reproduction is so innocuous that I would think that it's no problem.

But if you ask me, Biff would probably REALLY stand for bloodies at the
yacht club, 'til he fell over.  (I hope you Dukies are amused...)
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I trust you have a 32V license...