I second talk. But you may also want to check out wall. On 4/9/11, Andrew Harris wrote: > On Sat, Apr 9, 2011 at 5:49 PM, Matt Graham wrote: >>> If I'm not mistaken, you'll also need to set mesg to 'y' in order >>> to allow it to converse.  This is either global, or per user. >> >> If you try "talk joebob pts/2" then you'll get "your party is refusing >> messages" if joebob on pts/2 has mesg set to n.  Also, talkd is usually >> started from xinetd or inetd, so remember to set that up or talk will >> never >> work at all and you'll be confused.  Also also, ytalk has more features >> than >> talk, like possible 3-way chats IIRC. >> > Yeah, just install a talk daemon on your system if it doesn't come > with one, and then install ytalk. > > ytalk is super useful. you can even drop to a shell during your > conversation, and say, open up vim inside the term. So it's great for > coworking. > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- Sent from my mobile device --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss