Is a program or GNOME applet with similar functionality to xbiff available for SL4? Searching the list archives confirmed that xbiff itself is no longer available, but didn't say what people tend to use instead. I and many of my users find it very useful to be beeped when new email arrives. Eva. P.S. This bug is too trivial to merit a separate posting, but I've noticed that the clock displayed on the login screen does not appear to update.