NAME

talkd − server for talk program

SYNOPSIS

/usr/etc/in.talkd

DESCRIPTION

Talkd is a server used by the talk(1) program.  It listens at the udp port indicated in the “talk” service description; see services(5). The actual conversation takes place on a tcp connection that is established by negotiation between the two machines involved.

SEE ALSO

services(5), talk(1), inetd(8)

BUGS

The protocol is architecture dependent, and can’t be relied upon to work between Suns and other machines. 

Sun Release 3.2  —  Last change: 14 Mar 1984