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 type- writer. mesg y reinstates permission. mesg with no argument reverses the current permission. In all cases the previous state is reported. FILES /dev/tty? SEE ALSO write DIAGNOSTICS "?" if the standard input file is not a type- writer BUGS -- OWNER dmr, ken