Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!cmcl2!nrl-cmf!ames!ptsfa!ihnp4!cbosgd!wright!jsloan From: jsloan@wright.EDU (John Sloan) Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions Subject: Re: UNIX NAME ABBREVIATIONS Message-ID: <199@wright.EDU> Date: Fri, 27-Nov-87 15:07:42 EST Article-I.D.: wright.199 Posted: Fri Nov 27 15:07:42 1987 Date-Received: Mon, 30-Nov-87 00:06:23 EST References: <18799@bbn.COM> Organization: Wright State University, Dayton OH, 45435 Lines: 13 > What does "biff" (the mail alarm) stand for? One of the UNIX magazines (UNIX World I believe) had an article in which they offered a pretty plausible explanation of the "acronym" biff. Several months later a letter appeared by someone claiming to be the original author of biff, stating that the program was named after their dog. Just another piece of UNIX folklore? -- John Sloan Wright State University Research Center jsloan@SPOTS.Wright.Edu 3171 Research Blvd., Kettering, OH 45420 ...!cbosgd!wright!jsloan (513) 259-1384 (513) 873-2491 Logic Disclaimer: belong(opinions,jsloan). belong(opinions,_):-!,fail.