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Terminal Message Service 59
with user B, user A should telnet onto Router B and execute the send command to
send the related information in all views. Then user B can receive the “message”
sent from user A. If user B does not want to receive additional similar messages,
they can use the
send switch command to disable the function of receiving
messages.
Configure Terminal
Message Service
Terminal message service configuration includes:
■ Send message to terminals
■ Enable/disable receiving messages from other terminals
1 Configure to send a message to terminals
Perform the following configuration in all view.
Table 40 Send a message to terminals
Press Ctrl+W to terminate inputting the message, and the system will ask the user
whether to send the message to all the terminal users:
Send message? [confirm]
Press Enter, Ctrl+W, y, or Y to confirm the sending. Press Ctrl+C or other characters
to give up the sending.
The terminal message service supports the following features:
■ Supports the users that login through Telnet or console port to use the
message services.
■ Supports the input of multiple lines of messages.
■ Supports the screen paste on HyperTerminal.
■ Supports using the backspace button to modify the message input in a line.
■ Does not support the control keys such as Insert, Delete, ↑ , ↓, ←, →, Home,
End, and Tab.
■ Displays the prompt information when users input ?, h or H.
2 Enable/disable receiving messages from other terminals
In the terminal message service, receipt of messages from other terminals is
determined by the
send switch command. If the terminal message service is
currently enabled, it will be disabled after a second input of this command.
Perform the following configuration in all views.
Table 41 Enable/disable receiving messages from other terminals
By default, the terminal message service is enabled to receive messages from other
terminals
Display Terminal
Message Service
Perform the following configuration in all views.
Table 42 Display the terminal message service
Operation Command
Send a message to all the terminals send
Operation Command
Enable/disable receiving messages from other terminals send switch
Operation Command