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From: ray3rd@ssc-vax.UUCP (Ray E Saddler III)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.misc
Subject: Question about comsat, biff, inetd
Keywords: comsat, biff, inetd, notification, not working...
Message-ID: <2213@ssc-vax.UUCP>
Date: 7 Sep 88 22:19:43 GMT
Organization: Boeing Aerospace Corp., Seattle WA
Lines: 35

Hello -

  I'm rather new to this newsgroup, so pardon me if this is a
  real elementry question:

  Why isn't my system notifying me about new mail?  My 4.3BSD
  runs an inetd process, the /etc/inetd.conf looks like this:

  # Internet server configuration database
  #
  ftp     stream  tcp     nowait  root    /etc/ftpd       ftpd
  telnet  stream  tcp     nowait  root    /etc/telnetd    telnetd
  shell   stream  tcp     nowait  root    /etc/rshd       rshd
  login   stream  tcp     nowait  root    /etc/rlogind    rlogind
  exec    stream  tcp     nowait  root    /etc/rexecd     rexecd
  #uucpd  stream  tcp     nowait  uucp    /etc/uucpd      uucpd
  #tftp   dgram   udp     nowait  nobody  /etc/tftpd      tftpd
  comsat  dgram   udp     wait    root    /etc/comsat     comsat
  talk    dgram   udp     wait    root    /etc/talkd      talkd

  My /etc/services shows the biff service like this:

  biff            512/udp         comsat

All mail arrives fine, but I'm only notified about mail at login,
not between commands as biff & comsat are expected to.

Any hints will be greatly appreciated!


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