Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!usc!wuarchive!mit-eddie!media-lab!media-lab.media.mit.edu!dnb From: dnb@meshugge.media.mit.edu (David N. Blank) Newsgroups: comp.protocols.appletalk Subject: Appletalk rwall? Message-ID: Date: 15 Feb 91 17:46:20 GMT Sender: news@media-lab.MEDIA.MIT.EDU Distribution: comp Organization: M.I.T. Media Laboratory Lines: 18 Howdy- This seems like a task which people would want to do often, but I was unable to find something for this purpose in my search of the archives. Here's what I would like to do: Under UN*X, it is possible to send out a message which is received by all of the users of the machine (wall). It is even possible to send out a message which is received by all of the users on separate hosts connected by a network (rwall). I was wondering if there existed a package PD or otherwise (perhaps consisting of an init to receive messages and an app to send them) which would allow me to broadcast a message out to all of the users on our buildings internet using Localtalk or Ethertalk? I can envision them seeing a dialogue box which they click to dismiss similar to the AppleShare shutdown messages. I would be happy to send this message via a macintosh, but sending it via my UN*X host would be even better. Thanks. Peace, dNb