On Tue, 15 Jan 2013 11:52:45 -0500
"G. Matthew Rice" <[email protected]> wrote:

> but...there are quite a few systems that I access which could have
> others logged in.  Checking for them and warning them somehow is a
> nice thing to do.  what other messaging system would you suggest?  I'm
> guessing not write(1) or talk(1).

I'd be sad to see wall go.

We have 200+ multi-user servers and a few that consistently have 100+
users logged in over ssh. Wall is the best way to reach everyone and
communicate unforeseen events or send nudge reminders that a scheduled
reboot is happening in 30 minutes.

-- 
Alan McKinnon
[email protected]

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