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Old 09-14-2010
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hi all,

If we do not want to be disturbed by messages from other users while we are working, what would we do ?
can anyone just help me..
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Old 09-14-2010
What kind of messages?

What operating system and software are you using?
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Old 09-14-2010
if you are trying to stop people messaging you with "write":

Code:
mesg -n

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Old 09-14-2010
Code:
# mesg n

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