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)
ntalkd(8c)
