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Old 11-20-2012
Write command
Hi to all the members at unix.com

I have an issue in write command.
Alhtough i know that basically the write command is used to write at the terminal.
So suppose i use the write command then at the target terminal i get "Message from <id>@<servername> on <pts> <time>" and then the <msg>
What i need is that when i run the write command, then in the target terminal my id should not be displayed. It should display some anonymous id instead of my id.

is there any possible way to do this
Any help would be appreciated.
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Old 11-20-2012
No! You may want to anonymously screw up someone else's terminal session, but fortunately the system doesn't give you that option. If you want to start a conversation, the recipient needs your ID and terminal to write back to you. The write utility was designed to support two way conversations.
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