cwbiff

Cwbiff is a Morse code mail notifier software that notifies the user about new incoming mail by sending From: and Subject: lines in Morse code. This small Perl program is similar to the classic Unix program 'biff' and it can trigger an arbitrary command line action before and after playing CW, for example, to stop and start a media player like 'xmms' if it's playing.

It supports IMAP (SSL optional) and mbox methods/protocols. However, functionality for POP3, maildir, etc. can be easily implemented. Those interested can drop a line for more information.

Cwbiff v0.2.0 starting... can be used to read configuration from /home/fabian/.cwbiff Method: imap, Server: mail.fkurz.net, Mailbox: INBOX User: fabian, Poll: 60, SSL: yes. A usage example given is when checking mail, and it shows an example of mail fm Fabian Kurz : Testing cwbiff... which is similar to mail fm Fabian Kurz : Another test!.

Cwbiff is written in Perl, and it invokes an external program to generate CW. One such program is morse.c, and other similar programs are available, for example, the "unixcw" package. The Perl part is platform independent and should run on any OS, while the morse part is only available for Linux/Unix. If anyone knows of a Windows program capable of doing the same as morse.c, etc. does (i.e. read text from STDIN and send it in CW), the software is open to suggestions.