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VM MSGD - Implementation of the Message Send Protocol (RFC 1312)
          = Internet Tell
 
Available at : LISTSERV@BLEKUL11 = [log in to unmask]
               with   GET MSGD PACKAGE
Written by   : Bert Barbe <[log in to unmask]>
Written in   : REXX
Version      : 0.07
Features     :
  - MSP Server
  - Builtin MSP client
    Comes together with replacement for TELL.
Tested with  :  - UNIX messaged available from ftp.pop.psu.edu
                  in /pub/src/networking
                - VMS version of the above available from
                  VMS.HUJI.AC.IL, LOCAL directory
                - VM version available from rice
Not yet tested with MSP versions from PC/TCP and PC-NFS.
 
Server :
  1) Format of delivered messages is similar of those delivered by RSCS :
       From host(user): message
  2) Listserv, LMail and Trickle have support for MSP messages
     delivered by MSGD.
     MSGD server can be configured to handle these servers specially :
     - do not deliver message if reverse name server lookup fails
       to translate IP address in domain name.
     - collect messages from servers and send them all at the same time
       instead of opening one connection for each message.
 
 
Builtin MSP client :
  1) COMMANDS can be sent to MSGD using SMSG :
    -MSG
       Sending a message to a user at site (site can be hostname or ipaddress)
       SM MSGD MSG site user(:terminal) message
    -VERSION
       Show the version number of the server running
       SM MSGD VERSION
    -HELP (item)
       Show a help message on item or just general help
       SM MSGD HELP
 
   2) The builtin client will buffer request to the same user before sending
      them.
 
   3) Future feature : keep outgoing connections open for a while instead of
      the buffering described above (currently worked on).
 
TELL replacement :
    1) can send messages to local users , to remote users using RSCS and
       to users at an internet site using MSGD
 
    2) Basically the same syntax as the old TELL
         TELL nickname message
         TELL localuser message
         TELL user@site message
         TELL user AT site message
       When site contains a '.' MSGD is used instead of RSCS, unless
       site ends with .BITNET.
 
    3) Also handles nicknames that are lists (recursively with loop detection)
 
    4) Tag loginid in the names file can be used to use another
       address for MSP than for E-mail for the same nickname.
 
-Bert-