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.TH MESSAGES 1L Mac/UNIX_Messages CAP
.SH NAME
macto, macwrite, macwall, macmail \- Macintosh Messages for UNIX users.
.SH SYNOPSIS
.BI macto
user[@zone] message
.br
.BI macwrite
user[@zone] ...
.br
.BI macwall
@zone ...
.br
.BI macmail
user[@zone] ...
.SH DESCRIPTION
.BI macto
provides the equivalent of
.BI to(1)
for sending one line messages to users on Macintoshes. Usage is the same as
for the
.BI to(1)
command.
.PP
.BI macwrite
provides the equivalent of
.BI write(1)
for sending multiple line messages to users on Macintoshes. Usage is the same as
for the
.BI write(1)
command.
.PP
.BI macwall
provides the equivalent of
.BI wall(1)
for broadcast of messages to users on Macintoshes. Multiple AppleTalk
zones may be specified.
.PP
.BI macmail
provides the equivalent of
.BI biff(1)
for informing Macintosh users that mail has arrived for them on a UNIX machine
and for passing the important headers of that message to the users' Macintosh.
.PP
These commands provide equivalent UNIX functionality to
"Messages DA" which is used on a Macintosh to lookup users, edit and
send messages.
"Messages" is a Macintosh Control Panel document that receives and
displays short messages. The equivalent UNIX command is macuser(1l).
.SH FILES
~/.myicon \- the resource fork of a Mac file with an ICON (ID of 1) to be
sent along with the message (just a little bit of magic here).
.SH SEE ALSO
CAP (Columbia AppleTalk Package)
.br
macwho(1l) \- list macUsers, see also who(1)
.br
macuser(1l) \- Register a Unix user on the AppleTalk network
.SH DIAGNOSTICS
Incorrect invocation diagnostics, aka usage: ...
.SH BUGS
1. The messages system was implemented in two parts on the Macintosh
to allow the use of "Messages DA" to be restricted in a student environment.
.br
2. messages are limited to about 550 bytes less 128 for any included ICON.
.br
3. If you want to send a message between UNIX users, the syntax is somewhat
painful. You can use user@host@zone or user%host.
.SH AUTHOR
djh\@munnari.OZ.AU, May 1990. Updates via FTP from munnari.OZ.AU