make mail go somewhere by default [was Re: please deactivate services by default!]

[Debarshi Ray]

Just hit upon gnubiff. What do you think of it? Can we get it to
notify users who don't use the ttys about mail? I have never used it
myself, so I am not sure.

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http://gnubiff.sourceforge.net/

gnubiff is a mail notification program that checks for mail and
displays headers when new mail has arrived.

gnubiff features include:

    * Multiple mailbox support
    * pop3, apop, imap4, mh, qmail and mailfile support
    * SSL & certificates support
    * GNOME support with complete integration to panel
    * GTK stand-alone support
    * Support for the system tray
    * Support for running without GUI or X
    * Automatic detection of mailbox format
    * Mail header & content display
    * IDLE state support for imap4
    * FAM support for mh/qmail/mailfile
    * PNG animation support
    * Highly configurable
    * HIG 2.0 compliance
    * Small memory usage

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