>Okay, I'm really embarrassed now, but I think this is all due to a >biff y statement in the default /etc/profile on Slack 9. I've had biff set to no in both my /etc/profile and .profile for years, and I still get the system beeps. According to the biff man page, all it does is put a few lines of the message on your screen. No mention of beeps or bells. ...alan