Re: unix acronyms -collecting a list?

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From: Mike J Tietel
Date: Fri, 16 May 1997 00:00

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In article <337C64F0.41C6@cs.ucc.ie>, lumpy <lumpy@cs.ucc.ie> writes:
> 
> biff ?? Does it mean anything?
> 

Grrrr...

Does anyone read the FAQs anymore???

Excerpt from the "UNIX - FAQ" at

	http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/usenet/unix-faq

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      biff = "BIFF"

        This command, which turns on asynchronous mail notification,
        was actually named after a dog at Berkeley.

            I can confirm the origin of biff, if you're interested.
            Biff was Heidi Stettner's dog, back when Heidi (and I, and
            Bill Joy) were all grad students at U.C. Berkeley and the
            early versions of BSD were being developed.   Biff was
            popular among the residents of Evans Hall, and was known
            for barking at the mailman, hence the name of the command.

        Confirmation courtesy of Eric Cooper, Carnegie Mellon University
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Subject: Re: unix acronyms -collecting a list?
Date: 1997/05/16
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