ntalkd(8c) [ultrix man page]

ntalkd(8c)																ntalkd(8c)

Name
       ntalkd - remote user communication server

Syntax
       /etc/ntalkd

Description
       The  command  is  the  server that notifies a user that somebody else wants to initiate a conversation.	It acts as a repository of invita-
       tions, responding to requests by clients wishing to meet to hold a conversation.  In normal operation, a client (the  caller)  initiates  a
       rendezvous  by sending a CTL_MSG to the server of type LOOK_UP.	(For further information, see This causes the server to search its invita-
       tion tables to check if an invitation currently exists for the caller to speak to the client specified  in  the	message.   If  the  lookup
       fails,  the  caller  then  sends an ANNOUNCE message causing the server to broadcast an announcement on the client's login ports requesting
       contact.  When the client responds, the local server uses the recorded invitation to respond with the appropriate meeting address  and  the
       programs of the caller and client he called establish a stream connection through which the conversation takes place.

Restrictions
       This daemon is used in conjunction with the current version of The command is used for systems running Version 2.2 or earlier of

See Also
       talk(1), write(1), talkd(8c)

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TALKD(8)						    BSD System Manager's Manual 						  TALKD(8)

NAME

     talkd -- remote user communication server

SYNOPSIS

     talkd [-dp]

DESCRIPTION

     Talkd is the server that notifies a user that someone else wants to initiate a conversation.  It acts a repository of invitations, responding
     to requests by clients wishing to rendezvous to hold a conversation.  In normal operation, a client, the caller, initiates a rendezvous by
     sending a CTL_MSG to the server of type LOOK_UP (see <protocols/talkd.h>).  This causes the server to search its invitation tables to check
     if an invitation currently exists for the caller (to speak to the callee specified in the message).  If the lookup fails, the caller then
     sends an ANNOUNCE message causing the server to broadcast an announcement on the callee's login ports requesting contact.	When the callee
     responds, the local server uses the recorded invitation to respond with the appropriate rendezvous address and the caller and callee client
     programs establish a stream connection through which the conversation takes place.

OPTIONS

     [-d] Debug mode; writes copious logging and debugging information to /var/log/talkd.log.

     [-p] Packet logging mode; writes copies of malformed packets to /var/log/talkd.packets.  This is useful for debugging interoperability prob-
     lems.

SEE ALSO

     talk(1), write(1)

HISTORY

     The talkd command appeared in 4.3BSD.

Linux NetKit (0.17)						  March 16, 1991					       Linux NetKit (0.17)