11/3/71 MESG (I) NAME mesg -- permit or deny messages SYNOPSIS mesg [n][y] DESCRIPTION mesg n forbids messages via write by revoking non--user write permission on the user's typewriter. mesg y reinstates permission. mesg with no argument reverses the current permission. In all cases the previous state is reported. FILES /dev/ttyn SEE ALSO write DIAGNOSTICS "?" if the standard input file is not a typewriter BUGS OWNER dmr, ken