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From: bqt@cia.docs.uu.se (Johnny Billquist)
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Subject: Re: VMS talking
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Date: 12 Apr 91 00:00:25 GMT
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In <1991Apr8.180232.1158@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu> jap@convex.cl.msu.edu (Joe Porkka) writes:

>In article <9104050136.AA01908@churchy.gnu.ai.mit.edu> gwaldron@GNU.AI.MIT.EDU (Glenn Waldron) writes:
>>What is the equivalent to a UNIX internet "talk" command
>>using a VMS system???
>>
>>Need an answer soon...  Thanks, Glenn.

>PHONE username

>But.... it does not network to unix TALK.
>It may (but I dunno) network to another PHONE over decnet.

Yup, you do:

PHONE [<machine>::]<username>

You can also check who is available by

DIR [<machine>::]