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Date:      Fri, 13 Sep 1996 09:46:47 -0400
From:      rhh@ct.picker.com (Randall Hopper)
To:        woowoo@mark.petra.ac.id (wOOwOO)
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: TALK
Message-ID:  <199609131346.JAA24740@elmer.ct.picker.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960913114409.203A-100000@mark.petra.ac.id>; from wOOwOO on Sep 13, 1996 11:48:26 %2B0000
References:  	<Pine.BSF.3.91.960913114409.203A-100000@mark.petra.ac.id>

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> I have problem with 'talk' program in FreeBSD.
> 
> When we use talk with another OS (e.g. Linux), our talk partner will see 
> non-terminating-line messages :
> 
> hello^Mhow are you?^M
> 
> The normal output should like this :
> 
> hello
> how are you?
> 
> How to fix this ? 

As I recall, Linux uses ntalk/ntalkd.  If talk/talkd man page on FreeBSD
doesn't help.  I'd grab that or ytalk and give it a shot.  I've used both
to Linux boxes with no problems a while back.

Randall Hopper
rhh@ct.picker.com



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