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From: "Feltis, Ralph C." <FELTIRC@dshs.wa.gov>
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Subject: Network messaging
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Is it possible to set some type of simple messaging system between networked
FreeBSD machines?  For example, client A pings client B, and then client B
sends some prespecified text reply to client A.

Ralph Feltis
Information Technology Systems Specialist
Western State Hospital