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xbcast is a program to notify the user about various alerts while in the X-Window system, by displaying windows with writes, talk requests, broadcasts or shutdown announcements. This is a maintenance release.

Changes include more error-checking and a man page.

xbcast is a program to notify the user about various alerts while in the X-Window system, by displaying windows with writes, talk requests, broadcasts or shutdown announcements. This version comes with an improved installation procedure.

The messages are more sane, I fixed a few bugs, but the --install flag needs more testing.

xbcast displays in a window messages received by a user in the X-Window environment. Messages are writes, broadcasts, shutdown announcements, talk requests or new mail announcements (provided in.comsat is running).

This version is usable, but the installation procedure is not very straightforward.