Subject: bin/5631: talkd (/usr/libexec/ntalkd) doesn't work
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: None <Thilo.Manske@HEH.Uni-Oldenburg.DE>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 06/20/1998 17:07:12
>Number: 5631
>Category: bin
>Synopsis: Bug in talkd
>Confidential: no
>Severity: critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: bin-bug-people (Utility Bug People)
>State: open
>Class: sw-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Sat Jun 20 08:20:01 1998
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Thilo Manske
>Organization:
Netzwerkadministration, Hermann-Ehlers-Haus Oldenburg
>Release: NetBSD 1.3, 1.3.1 and 1.3.2
>Environment:
System: NetBSD Server 1.3.1 NetBSD 1.3.1 (HEHOL) #14: Mon May 11 04:15:22 MEST 1998 thilo@Server:/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/HEHOL i386
>Description:
talkd produces the following in /var/log/messages: (Example)
Jun 20 16:35:57 Server talkd[12580]: sendto: Address family not supported by protocol family
The calling client keeps checking for invitation until giving up.
The target user (callee) never sees the message "talk: connection requested..."
on his terminal.
>How-To-Repeat:
talk <user>@<hostname>
>Fix:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: