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noobuntu

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Jul 1, 2008, 1:53:01 PM7/1/08
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bash-2.05$ uname -a
SunOS devbox01 5.8 Generic_117350-26 sun4u sparc SUNW,Sun-Fire-V240


Hi
how to send instant message to another user on the system ?

thanks

noobuntu

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Jul 1, 2008, 2:01:30 PM7/1/08
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found it (finally)


write()

sch...@gmail.com

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Jul 3, 2008, 2:41:33 AM7/3/08
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On 1 Jul., 20:01, noobuntu <webtour...@gmail.com> wrote:
> found it (finally)
>
> write()


man wall

Karoly VEGH

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Jul 3, 2008, 3:50:15 AM7/3/08
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On Jul 1, 7:53 pm, noobuntu <webtour...@gmail.com> wrote:
> bash-2.05$ uname -a
> SunOS devbox01 5.8 Generic_117350-26 sun4u sparc SUNW,Sun-Fire-V240
>
> how to send instant message to another user on the system ?

the write command is your friend. Can read from stdin too.
For chat sessions /usr/bin/talk is better.

both only work if he hasn't disallowed messages (man mesg)


c/k/l

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.sigh

Wayne

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Jul 3, 2008, 8:19:44 AM7/3/08
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I don't know if it's available for Solaris but check blastwave
elswhere for ytalk, which uses the talk daemon but allows multi-way
chatting.

-Wayne

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