Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > I am setting up a Mandrake linux server that will be > supporting several thin clients running X sessions. I > was wondering if there is a good way to do instant > messaging between the terminals, i.e. between > concurently logged in users on the server. I have heard > about a program called Talk, has anybody had any > experience with that? > > thanks, > Stephen Smith > Design--Implement--Support Hi Stephen, I tried to use talk, but it seems that the receiving user must activate the talk daemon first in order for the communication be establihed. Therefore I simply use 'write'. To use it: 1. turn on messaging on tty by: mesg y 2. begin sending writing by: write [EMAIL PROTECTED], ex: [EMAIL PROTECTED]/1 It's in plain text though, no fancy gui. More, if you want to announce something to all the users logged in, you can use: wall, ex: wall Hey, get log out NOW! The server is goint to reboot in 30 secs! HTH, Fajar.
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