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.\"     from: @(#)fingerd.8	6.4 (Berkeley) 3/16/91
.\"     from: fingerd.8,v 1.1 1994/06/08 15:12:24 rzsfl Exp rzsfl
.\"	$Id: writed.8,v 1.12 2000/07/30 23:57:11 dholland Exp $
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.\" Rewritten as writed.8, Apr 29 1996, dholland@hcs.harvard.edu
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.Dd April 29, 1996
.Dt WRITED 8
.Os "Linux NetKit (0.17)"
.Sh NAME
.Nm writed
.Nd remote write server
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm writed
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm Writed
implements a very simple protocol that allows a 
.Xr write 1
program on one host to connect up to one on another host, allowing
communications across the network. The details of this protocol
are intentionally not described in this man page in order to 
discourage fraudulent usage. This constitutes a bug. 
.Pp
.Nm Writed
is meant to be run from 
.Xr inetd 8
listening for
.Tn TCP
requests on port 811.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr write 1
.Sh BUGS
Connecting directly to the server from a
.Tn TIP
or an equally narrow-minded
.Tn TELNET Ns \-protocol
user program can result
in meaningless attempts at option negotiation being sent to the
server, which will foul up the command line interpretation.
.Nm Writed
should be taught to filter out
.Tn IAC Ns \'s
and perhaps even respond
negatively
.Pq Tn IAC WON'T
to all option commands received.
.Pp
No attempt is made to determine the authenticity of users sending messages.
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm
command was developed at MIT in conjunction with Project Athena and
is essentially a hackup of
.Xr fingerd 8 .