KBiff v1.0.2
Kurt Granroth <granroth@kde.org>

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.

... use it instead of korn (included in the KDE distribution)

   Beats me.  I don't use korn because it has three fatal flaws in my eyes:
   o It doesn't dock into the panel.  With a monitor as small as mine, this
     alone was enough to keep me from using korn.
   o It doesn't have cute little icons showing no mail, old mail, and new
     mail.  I like cute little mail icons.
   o Somebody else wrote it.  I wanted to get my feet wet with programming
     KDE and KBiff was a nice, simple app to start out with.

   That said, korn is a much nicer utility if you are monitoring LOTS of
	mailboxes.  Your choice!

HOW?
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... do I install it?

   In short:

   % ./configure
   % make
   % make install

   KBiff uses the standard KDE apps framework so it should compile and
   install like any other KDE app.  See the INSTALL file for more
   information.

	In particular, you will need the mimelib library found in the
	kdesupport package.

BUGS
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All the bugs that I'm aware of are in the BUGS file.  If you find one
that isn't listed, let me know.  And if you have a fix for it, so much
the better!

Enjoy!
Kurt
