Re: Root sending messages to users
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Owen Townend wrote:
> On 17 Jun 2008 04:01:26 GMT, i'll teach you to turn away. <crank@got.net> wrote:
>> Dotan Cohen <dotancohen@gmail.com> wrote:
>> DC> The wife uses one computer, I use another. We are both connected to
>> DC> the internet via a router, as such we can SSH into one another's
>> DC> boxen. Is there a way to pop up a message on the wife's machine, by
>> DC> SSHing in and having root access. We both use KDE 3.x if it matters. I
>>
>> does no one use 'talk' anymore?
>>
>> lish "i never realized
>> crank@got.net ignoring him was an option." -sp
>>
>>
>
> Hey,
> Talking is a viable option, though less convenient depending on the
> distance between the computers. My brother and I used to chat over
> msn/gtalk despite being in the same house. A normal use case was
> sending a link then going to his room to show/chat about the page.
> Without the initial step then either I'd have to go get him and bring
> him back to my pc or take up more time trying to navigate back to the
> same page.
> You could always setup your own internal chat server or join up to
> one of the mainstream ones, though xmessage may fulfill the need as
> `echo "hey"|xmessage -nearmouse -file -` is simple enough.
>
> cheers,
> Owen.
>
>
My housemates and I use msn for talking crap, and my irc network for
shouting abuse at each other in a more readable way.
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