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There are existing (old) *nix commands for this. E.g., the `talk` command which I believe needs the talkd daemon running (ntalkd on OS X). There are also `wal

• secabeen 11y ago
  Back in the day, we made much use of ytalk. One of talk, ntalk or ytalk should be available for any system you use.
  • zik 11y ago
    ytalk is only an "apt-get install" away in Ubuntu. "write" is installed as standard, but ytalk is way better.
• stephancoral 11y ago
  I love wall. We have a 'jump' server, used to ssh into remote boxes, a truly public space with numerous users, such as myself, logged in poking around looking for the right hostnames etc. Having just learned of the wall command, I alt-tabbed to a session and thinking it fun to give a whirl. My message? "Whats up playas" A brief reprieve. But ah the word! "Yo." So came the flurry. A new message. And another. And another. Messages scratched across the server wall as though all the company had congregated outside this massive sleek black edifice where our words so glowed. I'm sure even some HR slavers or sales kin made the trek through the Terminal Wastes to bear witness to this spectacle. It was our digital Wailing wall except our shrieks were laughter. We were posting ASCII art by the time a sysadmin stepped in and put a stop to our revelry. Anymore posting would result in bans, temporary of course, but exile nonetheless. Silence. Then the CEO: "Sup."
  • StavrosK 11y ago
    I'd just use libpurple, to match the prose! (Sorry)
• RRRA 11y ago
  Indeed, just use "talk someuser". Make sure to "mesg y" before :-)