TBUFFY(1)                                               TBUFFY(1)


NAME
       tbuffy - a text buff.

SYNOPSIS
       tbuffy  [ -v ] [ -h ] [ -e ] [ -t timestamp ] [ -l login ]
       [ -p password ] [ -f rcfile ]  [  -s  nntpserver  ]  [  -m
       mailserver ] [ -n newsrc ] [ -a command ]


DESCRIPTION
       tbuffy  is  a  text mode program that keeps track of mail­
       boxes and Usenet groups, prompting how many  messages  are
       left to read.

OPTIONS
       On each of these options, excepts for -f you can use the $
       variables defined below.

       -v     Prompts the version and exits.

       -h     Prompts a help message and exits.

       -e     A command is executed each time a  new  message  is
              received.

       -t     Define  the default waiting beetween to checks of a
              mailbox. The default is 10 seconds.

       -f     Define the configuration files for  tbuffy.  If  no
              file    are    given,    tbuffy   tries   to   read
              $HOME/.tbuffyrc,   if    it    fails    it    tries
              /etc/tbuffyrc.

       -m     Define  the default mailserver to use for POP, APOP
              and IMAP mailboxes. If no server is given, use  the
              environment  variable  MAILSERVER  if it exists, or
              pop.

       -s     Define the default newsserver to use. If no  server
              is  given,  use the environment variable NNTPSERVER
              if it exists, or news.

       -n     Define the newsrc file (which contains  what  news­
              groups  do  you  read  and  which  message you have
              already  read).  If   no   file   is   given,   use
              $HOME/.newsrc or /dev/null.

       -l     Define  the  default  login  to use on a POP, APOP,
              IMAP mailbox or on a newsserver.

       -p     Define the default password to use on a POP,  APOP,
              IMAP mailbox or on a newsserver.

       -a     Define  the  default command which will be launched



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              when you hit enter on a box.

CONFIGURATION
       You need to create a  configuration  file  for  tbuffy  to
       work. The syntax is pretty simple and dumb.

       In  each of the options you can use the specials variables
       :

       $m     This variable is changed  into  the  value  of  the
              environment variable MAIL

       $c     This variable is changed into the value of the cur­
              rent box, or into the NULL string for box or  news­
              box.

       $h     This  variable  is  changed  into  the value of the
              environment variable HOME

       $u     Thus variable is changed  into  the  value  of  the
              environment variable USERNAME

       The different options are :

       default_command command
              This defines the new defaults command for now on.

       default_mailserver server
              This  defines  the news default mail server for now
              on.

       default_nntpserver server
              This defines the news default NNTP server  for  now
              on.

       default_newsrc newsrc
              This define the new default newsrc file for now on.

       default_login login
              This define the new default login for now on.

       default_pass password
              This define the new default password for now on.

       default_timestamp timestamp
              This define the new default timestamp for now on.

       default-auto-execute 0|1
              Define the new default behaviour when a new message
              is received for non on.

       box file
              Define  a  new  mailbox  (file)  to  watch. All the
              remaining  options  until  a  new  box  or  newsbox



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              statement act on this box.

       newsbox newsgroups
              Define  a new newsgroup to watch. All the remaining
              options until a new box or newsbox statement act on
              this box.

       title title
              Define the title of the box that will appear on the
              screen.

       command command
              Define the command that will be lauch when you  hit
              enter on the box.

       nntpserver server
              Define the server to contact to count the news mes­
              sage. It is only valid if the box is a newsbox.

       mailserver server
              Define the mailserver  to  contact  to  search  for
              mail.  It  is only valid for mailboxes of type POP,
              APOP and IMAP.

       newsrc newsrc
              Define the newsrc to use for this  newsbox.  It  is
              only valid if the box is a newsbox.

       timestamp timestamp
              Define the default beetween 2 checks on this box.

       login login
              Define the login to use on this box, if applicable.

       pass pass
              Define the password to use on this box, if applica­
              ble.

       auto-execute (0|1)
              Define the auto-execute command for this box.

HISTORY
       Written    by    Benjamin    `Quisar'    Lerman.   E-mail:
       quisar@quisar.ambre.net

SEE ALSO
       xbuffy(1)










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