Date: Mon, 10 Apr 1995 10:33:17 CST6CDT From: "John Booth" <JOHN@gab.unt.edu> To: freebsd-current@freefall.cdrom.com Subject: Re: talk - mesg y only Message-ID: <597B99010D@gab.unt.edu>
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> > > Why does talk want mesg y all the time?
I liked the way 1.1.5 defaulted to mesg y.
> > Ensure privacy for people who wish it. If nobody can write(1) you
They could put mesg n in a preference file (.tcshrc .cshrc etc.)
I remember first going to 2.0R and being confused as to why I couldn't
write or talk anyone. Then it dawned mesg n was default. I started
putting mesg y in any new accounts I created. (Didn't like having to
su and change their tty to make it writeable!!!).
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