mesg

PURPOSE

     Permits or refuses write messages.

SYNOPSIS
     mesg [ ny ]


DESCRIPTION

     The  mesg command  controls  whether other  users on  the
     system can send  messages to you with  the write command.
     Called without arguments, mesg  displays the current work
     station message-permission  setting.  The  shell start-up
     process permits  messages by  default.  You  can override
     this default  action by including the  line:  "mesg n" in
     your   $HOME/.profile  file.    A  user   with  superuser
     authority can  send write  messages to any  work station,
     regardless  of its  message permission  setting.  Message
     permission has  no effect  on messages  delivered through
     the electronic mail system (sendmail).

FLAGS

     n  Disables incoming  write messages.   Use this  form of
        the  command  to  avoid  having  others  clutter  your
        display with incoming messages.
     y  Permits write messages.

FILES

     /dev/tty*

RELATED INFORMATION

     The following commands:  "write" and "sendmail."