ultrix man page for ntalkd

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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