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From: jin@hplabsz.HPL.HP.COM (Tai Jin)
Newsgroups: comp.sources.wanted,comp.protocols.misc,comp.protocols.tcp-ip
Subject: Re: 'Talk' command and protocol
Keywords: Is this a standard anywhere?
Message-ID: <2751@hplabsz.HPL.HP.COM>
Date: 21 Dec 88 00:40:05 GMT
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Reply-To: jin@hplabsz.UUCP (Tai Jin)
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Laboratories
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Re: talk protocol

There are two versions of the BSD talk protocol which are incompatible with
each other.  The 4.2BSD version uses the "talk 517/udp" services entry and
the 4.3BSD version uses the "ntalk 518/udp" services entry.  The one provided
on the HP is most likely the 4.2BSD version.

I would suggest that you get the 4.3BSD version and port that to all of your
systems.

...tai