mesgd(8)mesgd(8)NAMEmesgd - message send protocol daemon
SYNOPSISmesgd [-d] [-i] [-t] [-p port]
DESCRIPTIONOPTIONS-d Enables debugging.
-t Option to enable tcp connection via inetd.
-i Option to enable udp processing via inetd.
-p port
Sets the internet port number to use. Normally the default port
⅛ will be used.
Files
~/.message store of old or unread messages
/var/message/$USER alternative location for messages
~/.msgsig signature to add to messages
SEE ALSOmsend(1)Authors
Geoff Arnold <geoff@tyger.East.Sun.COM> wrote the core.
Andrew Herbert <andrew@werple.apana.org.au> cleaned it up a bit.
Zik Saleeba <zik@zikzak.apana.org.au> did many extensions and rewrites.
Michael Strates <mstrates@minkirri.apana.org.au> has taken over the
project to hopefully keep continuing it.
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