Re: [newbie] stupid useless program talk
I wish it *would* work for me, I get so pooped off and bang the keyboard everytime I see that stupid connection refused message, why does it not just shut up and connect? On Saturday 10 March 2001 08:25 pm, so spoke David E. Fox: On Monday 05 March 2001 03:57, you wrote: I don't see what good 'talk' is. Apparently other people can't either, which is why we have proprietary ICQ protocol clients and servers etc. ICQ is there to fill a need that shouldn't really need to exist - chatting directly with a user over the internet. Unfortunately, not everyone has a real direct internet connection, or is running Linux :).
Re: [newbie] stupid useless program talk
Yeah, all I wanted was aback up for when both ICQ and aol im puck up and don't me connect, then my buddies can ssh into my machine, and we can all use the talk thing like I used to back in the 70's. On Sunday 11 March 2001 10:05 am, so spoke Meph Istopheles: While I've not been using Linux more than a couple of years, I'd started back in later '94/early '95 with shell accounts in either SysV or FreeBSD boxes. Each had talk, I liked it. Later, I found ytalk. It works a little better supports a few more features. Maybe I'm getting old (though I've always been a bit misanthropic;-), but when it comes to communication, I prefer a text-based deal. I don't chat much, but I've tried some of the gui apps, some of the avatar systems on the Web. All in all, I prefer ytalk. But I've not taken the time to figure out why talk isn't cooperative either in lm7.2 or in RH 6.0. It wouldn't be so bad if talk actually worked -- primitive as it is -- but I, for one, haven't figured out why it just sits times out even when set up on the boxes where the people are. Meph
Re: [newbie] stupid useless program talk
Morning Vic, On Mon, 12 Mar 2001, Vic wrote: Yeah, all I wanted was aback up for when both ICQ and aol im puck up and don't me connect Might have a look at EveryBuddy. I'd only set it up once for a friend who was temporarily on AOL. She was never on-line when I'd tried to find her, so I don't know how well it works, but it supports many formats. then my buddies can ssh into my machine, and we can all use the talk thing like I used to back in the 70's. Wish I had tome to figure out what's keeping ytalk from working. I've not actually set it up in lm7.2, but I know that I'd tried talk earlier (on another install now). If I can get some priorities out of the way, I'll set it up let you know how it goes. Meph --
Re: [newbie] stupid useless program talk
On Monday 05 March 2001 03:57, you wrote: I don't see what good 'talk' is. Apparently other people can't either, which is why we have proprietary ICQ protocol clients and servers etc. While I've not been using Linux more than a couple of years, I'd started back in later '94/early '95 with shell accounts in either SysV or FreeBSD boxes. Each had talk, I liked it. Later, I found ytalk. It works a little better supports a few more features. Maybe I'm getting old (though I've always been a bit misanthropic;-), but when it comes to communication, I prefer a text-based deal. I don't chat much, but I've tried some of the gui apps, some of the avatar systems on the Web. All in all, I prefer ytalk. But I've not taken the time to figure out why talk isn't cooperative either in lm7.2 or in RH 6.0. It wouldn't be so bad if talk actually worked -- primitive as it is -- but I, for one, haven't figured out why it just sits times out even when set up on the boxes where the people are. Meph -- "I did this 'cause Linux gives me a woody." -Dave '-ddt-' Taylor, announcing DOOM for Linux
Re: [newbie] stupid useless program talk
On Monday 05 March 2001 03:57, you wrote: I don't see what good 'talk' is. Apparently other people can't either, which is why we have proprietary ICQ protocol clients and servers etc. ICQ is there to fill a need that shouldn't really need to exist - chatting directly with a user over the internet. Unfortunately, not everyone has a real direct internet connection, or is running Linux :). -- David E. Fox Thanks for letting me [EMAIL PROTECTED]change magnetic patterns [EMAIL PROTECTED] on your hard disk. ---
Re: [newbie] stupid useless program talk
http://www.utexas.edu/cc/faqs/unix/Talk-using.html might help in using it. I don't see what good 'talk' is. All it does is say connection refused or refusing messages. how worthless. I even typed mesg y junk software or what? -- Anthony http://binaryfusion.net Press any key to continue, or any other key to quit.
[newbie] stupid useless program talk
I don't see what good 'talk' is. All it does is say connection refused or refusing messages. how worthless. I even typed mesg y junk software or what?
