System wide message:

[Alex Snow]

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Hi. Take a look at the wall command. if you pass it the name of the 
logfile it will send it to all consoles on the system.
On Mon, Aug 23, 
2004 at 12:24:41PM -0600, Dawes, Stephen wrote:
> The subject line may be a bit misleading at first, but here goes
> nothing.
> 
> What I am looking for is a system command / tool that will allow me to
> broadcast a message to everyone connected to my Linux box. 
> What I am doing is playing with caller id. 
> I have the caller id being captured into a log file, but now I want to
> enhance things by having the same information displayed on the computers
> that are connect to the Linux box at the time that the phone rings
> It would also be nice if the information was also displayed on the samba
> connected boxes too.
> I don't want to use email or http because I am looking for real time
> messaging.
> So, if I am working at the computer, or if I am in a room with a
> computer in it, and the phone rings, I can hear the message of the
> caller id spoken as the phone is ringing.
> 
> Any thoughts?
> 
> Steve Dawes
> Phone: (403) 268-5527
> Email: SDawes at calgary.ca
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>  
> 
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