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

NAME
       mesgd - message send protocol daemon

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

DESCRIPTION
OPTIONS
       -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
	      1/8 will be used.

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

SEE ALSO
       msend(1)

Authors
       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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