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Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2006 11:51:26 -0500
From: Randy Pratt <bsd-unix@comcast.net>
To: Maldonado Dennis R SrA AFIA/MSP <Dennis.Maldonado@kirtland.af.mil>
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Subject: Re: Sending a message to another computer on the network
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On Thu, 9 Mar 2006 15:30:15 -0000 
Maldonado Dennis R SrA AFIA/MSP <Dennis.Maldonado@kirtland.af.mil>
wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> Can you tell me how to message other computers on my network?  Thanks

Take a look at the man pages for "wall", "mesg" and "write".  They
may suit your need for network messaging.

HTH,

Randy

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