Ixbiff blinks the keyboard LEDs when new mail arrives. The keyboard LEDs used depend on the daemon's configuration. Ixbiff currently supports both the standard UNIX mbox format and qmail's Maildir format.
| Tags | Communications Email |
|---|---|
| Licenses | BSD Original |
| Operating Systems | POSIX Linux |
| Implementation | C |
Recent releases


Release Notes: The annoying leds-state-doesnt-change-while-in-mailclient bug has been fixed. A small bug in the logging system which prevented the startup message from being logged has also been fixed. There are small Debian package fixes.


Release Notes: Custom LED flashing sequences, custom log support, * LOCK bugfixes, and other fixes and enhancements. There is also an official Debian package.


Release Notes: Ixbiff can now warn you if your mail client is still active after a specified amount of time, and you can disable the flashing LEDs when your mail client is launched. Some optional keyboard led eyecandy has been added, as well as the ability for the mail LEDs to stop blinking after the mail has been read. This release also includes some minor bugfixes as well.


Release Notes: Initial release.