16 Nov
1999
16 Nov
'99
7:52 a.m.
Arfon Gryffydd wrote:
[snip]
When I "talk
wolf(a)hera.dominion.net"quot;, it SEEMS to make a connection then I
get "[Checking for invitation on caller's machine]" and it sits there...
mocking me. (Stupid machine).
Talk works fine when myself and the person I am trying to contact are on
the same machine.
What is the deal?
Assuming that the person you're trying to talk with is actually
logged in, the top two causes would be the talk daemon being
disabled in the inetd configuration (pretty standard at most
sites, actually) or a firewall between you and the intended
recipient.
Best,
Chris
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Chris Kennedy
chris(a)mainecoon.com
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