Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site rlgvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!wanginst!vaxine!encore!talcott!harvard!seismo!rlgvax!guy From: guy@rlgvax.UUCP (Guy Harris) Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards Subject: Re: talk program Message-ID: <553@rlgvax.UUCP> Date: Mon, 4-Mar-85 13:40:54 EST Article-I.D.: rlgvax.553 Posted: Mon Mar 4 13:40:54 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 9-Mar-85 11:02:51 EST References: <8899@brl-tgr.ARPA> Organization: CCI Office Systems Group, Reston, VA Lines: 16 > Is the protocol used by the talk program (for network talks) > documented somewhere? I was going to write network talk > programs for Tops-20. Unfortunately, it isn't. Also unfortunately, "talk" doesn't understand that there is an Internet standard byte order. It should also have some facilities like VMS' "phone" program, like conference calls, the ability to inject files into the conversation, etc.. You might want to write your own, put it back on UNIX, document the protocols, and send it to "net.sources" as a possible replacement for "talk". Guy Harris {seismo,ihnp4,allegra}!rlgvax!guy -- Guy Harris {seismo,ihnp4,allegra}!rlgvax!guy