ntalkd(8c)ntalkd(8c)Namentalkd - remote user communication server
Syntax
/etc/ntalkd
Description
The command is the server that notifies a user that somebody else wants
to initiate a conversation. It acts as a repository of invitations,
responding to requests by clients wishing to meet to hold a conversa‐
tion. In normal operation, a client (the caller) initiates a ren‐
dezvous by sending a CTL_MSG to the server of type LOOK_UP. (For fur‐
ther information, see This causes the server to search its invitation
tables to check if an invitation currently exists for the caller to
speak to the client specified in the message. If the lookup fails, the
caller then sends an ANNOUNCE message causing the server to broadcast
an announcement on the client's login ports requesting contact. When
the client responds, the local server uses the recorded invitation to
respond with the appropriate meeting address and the programs of the
caller and client he called establish a stream connection through which
the conversation takes place.
Restrictions
This daemon is used in conjunction with the current version of The com‐
mand is used for systems running Version 2.2 or earlier of
See Alsotalk(1), write(1), talkd(8c)ntalkd(8c)