3Com 10014299 Perform the following configuration in all views, Display Terminal Message Service

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Configure Terminal Message Service

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.

Terminal message service configuration includes:

■Send message to terminals

■Enable/disable receiving messages from other terminals

1Configure to send a message to terminals Perform the following configuration in all view.

Table 40 Send a message to terminals

Operation	Command
Send a message to all the terminals	send

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.

2Enable/disable receiving messages from other terminals

Display Terminal Message Service

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

Operation	Command
Enable/disable receiving messages from other terminals	send switch

By default, the terminal message service is enabled to receive messages from other terminals

Perform the following configuration in all views.

Table 42 Display the terminal message service

Operation Command