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 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.