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From: Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.programmer
Subject: Re: Text based synchronous communication tool for Linux?
Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2024 09:37:54 +0100
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On 09.12.2024 09:23, Muttley@DastardlyHQ.org wrote:
> On Sun, 8 Dec 2024 18:06:38 +0100
> Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> wibbled:
>> On 08.12.2024 17:25, Muttley@DastardlyHQ.org wrote:
>>> On Sun, 8 Dec 2024 14:15:48 -0000 (UTC)
>>> John McCue <jmccue@whitedwf.jmcunx.com> wibbled:
>>>> Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>> <snip>
>>> talk is an age old unix util that allows people on the same machine to chat.
>>> Even MacOS has it installed.
>>
>> As said, I think the historic DEC/VAX tool worked (also) only
>> locally; you had to log into the same VMS-system to communicate.
>>
>> I'm actually looking for a tool that works across distributed
>> [Unix-]systems.
> 
> Set up an IRC server or there's plenty of telnet based talker programs.

WRT IRC you may have missed the requirements in my OP; one was:
 * instantly/synchronously exchanging any typed characters

I haven't heard of "telnet based talker programs"; care to be
more concrete?

Janis