NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

       talkd,  ntalkd  - The remote communications server for the
       talk command

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

       talkd

       ntalkd

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

       The talkd server notifies a user or callee when  a  client
       or caller wants to initiate a conversation. The talkd daemon
 sets up the conversation if  the  callee  accepts  the
       invitation.   The  caller initiates a conversation by executing
 the talk command and specifying  the  callee.   The
       callee  accepts  the invitation by executing the talk command
 specifying the caller.

       The talkd daemon listens at a socket for a LOOK_UP request
       from  a  local  or  remote  talk  client.   On receiving a
       LOOK_UP request, talkd scans its internal invitation table
       for  an  entry  that pairs the client (the local or remote
       talk process) with a caller.

       If an entry exists in  the  talkd  daemon's  international
       invitation table, the talkd daemon assumes that the client
       process is the callee. The talkd daemon returns the appropriate
  rendezvous  address  to  the  talk process for the
       callee.  The callee process then establishes a stream connection
 with the caller process.

       If  an  entry  does not exist in the invitation table, the
       talkd daemon  assumes  that  the  client  process  is  the
       caller.  The  talkd  daemon  then receives the client process's
 ANNOUNCE request. When talkd receives the  ANNOUNCE
       request,  talkd broadcasts an invitation on the console of
       the remote host where the callee is logged in, unless  the
       caller  specifies  a  particular  tty.   At  approximately
       1-minute  intervals,  talkd  rebroadcasts  the  invitation
       until  either  the invitation is answered by the callee or
       the call is canceled by the caller.

       Debugging messages are sent  to  syslogd(8).  For  further
       information on the files used by this daemon, see the syslogd
 command.

NOTES    [Toc]    [Back]

       The Tru64 UNIX version of talkd uses the talk 4.3BSD  protocol.
 This command is sometimes referred to as ntalkd. It
       is not compatible with 4.2BSD versions of talk.

FILES    [Toc]    [Back]

       Specifies the command path Defines Internet socket assignments
  Contains  data about users who are currently logged
       in

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

       Commands: talk(1), inetd(8), syslogd(8)



                                                         talkd(8)