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mesgd(8) FreeBSD System Manager's Manual mesgd(8)

mesgd - message send protocol daemon

mesgd [-d] [-i] [-t] [-p port]

-d
Enables debugging.
-t
Option to enable tcp connection via inetd.
-i
Option to enable udp processing via inetd.
-p port
Sets the internet port number to use. Normally the default port ⅛ will be used.

~/.message store of old or unread messages
/var/message/$USER alternative location for messages
~/.msgsig signature to add to messages

msend(1)

Geoff Arnold <geoff@tyger.East.Sun.COM> wrote the core.
Andrew Herbert <andrew@werple.apana.org.au> cleaned it up a bit.
Zik Saleeba <zik@zikzak.apana.org.au> did many extensions and rewrites.
Michael Strates <mstrates@minkirri.apana.org.au> has taken over the project to hopefully keep continuing it.


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