Port details |
- rmsg Network messaging system
- 1.64_1 net
=1 1.64_1Version of this port present on the latest quarterly branch. BROKEN: Does not build after the removal of utmp(5)
DEPRECATED: Unmaintained since 2001
This port expired on: 2014-04-12
IGNORE: is marked as broken: Does not build after the removal of utmp(5)
- There is no maintainer for this port.
- Any concerns regarding this port should be directed to the FreeBSD Ports mailing list via ports@FreeBSD.org
 - Port Added: unknown
- Last Update: 2014-04-13 10:55:38
- SVN Revision: 351202
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- License: not specified in port
- Description:
- The rmsg messaging system can be used to send write(1)-like messages to
logged-on users. The system can cross machine boundaries: if another machine
has rmsgd running, you can send messages to users on it.
The system allows bitnet virtual machine-like 'virtual users' to whom
any user can send messages and they can answer the messages. The rmsgd server
makes this possible by allowing a command 'exec' in a user's .msgconf file, and
whenever the user receives a message this command is executed and the message is
piped to it.
It is possible to log incoming and outgoing messages. You can specify a
file to which the last (or every) incoming message will be stored.
Rmsgd is the server daemon for the system. It should be started by
root, but for now it works even if started by ordinary users, even though some
capabilities are disabled for security reasons (that is, exec and logging of
incoming messages, since that would be done by the user-id who started rmsgd and
not the receiver).
The server should be named 'rmsgd' to have it start as a daemon. Rmsg
is the client end of the system. Rmsg is used by ordinary users to send
messages. For example, rmsg foo@bar hello there ! ^D would send a message
'hello there !' to user foo at machine bar. By default, rmsg stores the last
outgoing message in the user's home directory in the file .msgout. Then msg -r
user@machine can be used to resend the message. Messages are normally read from
standard input until EOF.
There are many options which can be set in a user's ~/.msgconf' file.
Read the manual page for rmsg for more information.
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- PKGNAME: rmsg
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Commit History - (may be incomplete: for full details, see links to repositories near top of page) |
Commit | Credits | Log message |
1.64_1 13 Apr 2014 10:55:38
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rene  |
Remove expired ports:
2014-04-12 net/pvm++: Unmaintained since 2001
2014-04-12 devel/ixlib: Unmaintained since 2001
2014-04-12 mail/althea: Unmaintained since 2001
2014-04-12 graphics/claraocr: Unmaintained since 2001
2014-04-12 graphics/qvplay: Unmaintained since 2001
2014-04-12 print/guitartex: Unmaintained since 2001
2014-04-12 print/pnm2ppa: Unmaintained since 2001
2014-04-12 graphics/opendis: Unmaintained since 2001
2014-04-12 net/gnome-mud: Unmaintained since 2001
2014-04-12 graphics/maverik: Unmaintained since 2001
2014-04-12 biology/rasmol: Unmaintained since 2001
2014-04-12 mail/mail2procmailrc: Unmaintained since 2001
2014-04-12 science/felt: Unmaintained since 2001
2014-04-12 textproc/pardiff: Unmaintained since 2001 (Only the first 15 lines of the commit message are shown above ) |
1.64_1 08 Mar 2014 22:26:22
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antoine  |
Deprecate a few unmaintained ports (leaf ports, non staged and unmaintained
since more than 12 years) |
1.64_1 20 Sep 2013 22:10:25
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bapt  |
Add NO_STAGE all over the place in preparation for the staging support (cat:
net) |
1.64_1 26 Jul 2013 06:02:31
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bapt  |
Mark as broken: it needs utmp.h |
1.64_1 23 Apr 2013 22:12:41
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mi  |
Modernize the port:
* Build using of the available CPUs
* Use PLIST_FILES -- there are only two
* Add a service script for easier stopping/starting
Bump PORTREVISION because of the last item. |
1.64 23 Apr 2013 21:56:07
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mi  |
Unbreak -- compiles here (9.1/amd64). While at it, patch the ancient
code up so it compiles cleaner. |
1.64 20 Mar 2011 12:54:45
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miwi  |
- Get Rid MD5 support |
1.64 20 Mar 2010 15:52:20
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miwi  |
- Mark BROKEN on HEAD: fails to build with new utmpx
Reported by: pointyhat |
1.64 27 Mar 2007 07:37:56
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miwi  |
- Remove useless inclusion of <sgtty.h>
PR: 110851
Submitted by: Ed Schouten <ed@fxq.nl> |
1.64 25 Nov 2005 16:48:31
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pav  |
- Add SHA256 |
1.64 13 Oct 2005 05:56:49
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linimon  |
Remove obsolete mastersite.
Source: distfile survey |
1.64 10 Apr 2004 17:11:02
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trevor  |
Cram into 80 columns by 24 rows. |
1.64 29 Jan 2004 16:13:06
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trevor  |
SIZEify. |
1.64 20 Feb 2003 18:51:13
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knu  |
De-pkg-comment. |
1.64 16 Jun 2002 09:13:29
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kris  |
Fix build on current.
Submitted by: mike |
17 Sep 2001 18:40:31
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dwcjr  |
Remove jseger and torstenb from maintainership of their ports, they have been
inactive for too long |
08 Oct 2000 07:19:09
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asami  |
Convert category net to new layout. |