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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!network.ucsd.edu!ogicse!emory!swrinde!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!decwrl!usenet.coe.montana.edu!osyjm From: osyjm@cs.montana.edu (Jaye Mathisen) Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions Subject: Re: dir/new Message-ID: <2akr4r$c8l@pdq.coe.montana.edu> Date: 27 Oct 93 03:49:47 GMT Article-I.D.: pdq.2akr4r$c8l References: <1993Oct26.215858.1@vaxb.acs.unt.edu> Organization: Computer Science, MSU, Bozeman MT, 59717 Lines: 28 NNTP-Posting-Host: schizo.coe.montana.edu In article <1993Oct26.215858.1@vaxb.acs.unt.edu>, <wilsonm@vaxb.acs.unt.edu> wrote: > >I have a cople of questions I wanted to ask you BSD wiz'os out there. > >1) When I run 'talk <name>' I get "party is refusing talks". How do I set the >'accepting talks' on? Or is it something I need to enable in general. No, they've run 'mesg n', or somesuch on their terminal, and aren't allowing the talk messages to appear. It basically involves getting the right permissions on their tty. > >2) Is enabling name servicies something simple? Sure, as long as you don't need to run a server. If you just want to access a remote nameserver, edit /etc/resolv.conf to have the right stuff in it. >4) and lastly what is the best way to transfer files form one NetBSD machine to >another? I installed NetBSD at home I would love to take some of the programs >home but mount_msdos seems to be less than dependable :) Tar? Cpio? Kermit? Seems like the choice is endless. -- Jaye Mathisen, COE Systems Manager (406) 994-4780 410 Roberts Hall,Dept. of Computer Science Montana State University,Bozeman MT 59717 osyjm@cs.montana.edu