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The Zoo currently has all incoming e-mail turned off on Zoo nodes  themselves. (That is, Zoo users do not have incoming e-mail  addresses.) However, you can still send outgoing e-mail using  pine...

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The Zoo currently has all incoming e-mail turned off on Zoo nodes  themselves. (That is, the Zoo computers themselves do not have incoming e-mail addresses enabled; you will not be able to send mail to jct29@python.zoo.cs.yale.edu.) However, you can still send outgoing e-mail using  pine, or, of course, via non-Zoo webmail.

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Please run the jzw -h for help with using ''jzw''.

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Please run `jzw -h` for help with using ''jzw''.

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finger is like a phonebook - it lets you "look someone up."  It's typically used to find out a full name from login/NetID, to  check when a user last logged in, or to read a user's  .plan or .project files. finger takes as an argument the finger name or login name of a user, and, optionally the location of the user (that is, the name of the machine on which that user has an account -- potentially an account outside of Yale). Suppose you were looking for a user whose login was "jrg45" on the local machine. You could  type finger jrg45, and the output might look like the following:

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''finger'' is like a phonebook - it lets you "look someone up."  It's typically used to find out a full name from login/NetID, to  check when a user last logged in, or to read a user's  .plan or .project files. ''finger'' takes as an argument the ''finger name'' or ''login name'' of a user, and, optionally the location of the user (that is, the name of the machine on which that user has an account -- potentially an account outside of Yale). Suppose you were looking for a user whose login was "jrg45" on the local machine. You could  type ''finger jrg45'', and the output might look like the following:

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getent is like finger, only quicker and uglier. Think of it as  the finger of a grubby little gnome. It accesses the administrative  database directly, so queries go a little faster. To look up someone's name  from their NetID, you'll be using the passwd database, so you'll type  getent passwd NETID. An example:

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''getent'' is like ''finger'', only quicker and uglier. Think of it as  the finger of a grubby little gnome. It accesses the administrative  database directly, so queries go a little faster. To look up someone's name  from their NetID, you'll be using the passwd database, so you'll type  ''getent passwd NETID''. An example:

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Once you've found a user's login name, you can use the  talk program to have an interactive conversation with them on your screen  (provided they are logged in at the same time as you are, of course).  Simply specify the address of the user as an argument to the talk command. For example, if you wish to talk to user "ebd5"  who is logged in on the Zoo node "chameleon," you would type talk ebd5@chameleon.

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Once you've found a user's login name, you can use the  talk program to have an interactive conversation with them on your screen  (provided they are logged in at the same time as you are, of course).  Simply specify the address of the user as an argument to the ''talk'' command. For example, if you wish to talk to user "ebd5"  who is logged in on the Zoo node "chameleon," you would type ''talk ebd5@chameleon''.

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The user whom you talk will have the option of responding to  your talk request or of ignoring it. If the user opts to respond, a  connection will take place and your screen will be divided into two  sections. The top half will reflect what the other user is typing, and  the bottom half will reflect what you are typing. The display will  look the same (but reversed) to the other user.  You can press Control-C at any time to end or interrupt the conversation.

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The user whom you ''talk'' will have the option of responding to  your talk request or of ignoring it. If the user opts to respond, a  connection will take place and your screen will be divided into two  sections. The top half will reflect what the other user is typing, and  the bottom half will reflect what you are typing. The display will  look the same (but reversed) to the other user.  You can press Control-C at any time to end or interrupt the conversation.

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(Ytalk, a multi-user talk client, is also installed on the Zoo.)

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(''Ytalk'', a multi-user talk client, is also installed on the Zoo.)

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Pine is a general-purpose, screen-oriented, MIME-aware mail program.  It's menu-driven, and all available commands for each menu and function are displayed at the bottom of the screen. It's also pretty much ubiquitous at  the time of this writing, so you may have used it already on the Pantheon machines. Pine manages email based on folders, which are much like directories in the file system -- you can group mail you receive into categories using folders, and selectively archive/delete groups of messages.

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''Pine'' is a general-purpose, screen-oriented, MIME-aware mail program.  It's menu-driven, and all available commands for each menu and function are displayed at the bottom of the screen. It's also pretty much ubiquitous at  the time of this writing, so you may have used it already on the Pantheon machines. Pine manages email based on folders, which are much like directories in the file system -- you can group mail you receive into categories using folders, and selectively archive/delete groups of messages.

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From the Main menu, press 'S' to go to the Setup menu.

From the Setup menu, press 'C' to go the Config menu.

Change the value of user-domain to pantheon.yale.edu

Change the values of

inbox-path

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*From the Main menu, press 'S' to go to the Setup menu.
*From the Setup menu, press 'C' to go the Config menu.
*Change the value of user-domain to pantheon.yale.edu
*Change the values of
**inbox-path
**default-fcc
**default-saved-msg-folder
**postponed-folder

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default-fcc

default-saved-msg-folder

postponed-folder

so that they are prefixed by {NetID.mail.yale.edu}, where NetID is your NetID.

Pine is also capable of reading Usenet newsgroups. Ensure that the  value of nntp-server (in the Config menu) is set to news.yale.edu, and a News folder should be present on your top-level  folder list.

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so that they are prefixed by {NetID.''mail.yale.edu''}, where NetID is your NetID.

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''Pine'' is also capable of reading Usenet newsgroups. Ensure that the  value of ''nntp-server'' (in the Config menu) is set to news.yale.edu, and a News folder should be present on your top-level  folder list.

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To drop a quick line to another user who is logged in to the same  machine as you are, you can use the write command. write takes a single argument, the name of a user, and then transfers subsequent lines of  text (i.e., strings followed by a carriage return) that you type at your keyboard to that user's screen. The other user may write you back,  thus initiating a two-way, line-by-line conversation. Pressing Control-D or Control-C closes your end of the transmission.

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To drop a quick line to another user who is logged in to the same  machine as you are, you can use the ''write'' command. write takes a single argument, the name of a user, and then transfers subsequent lines of  text (i.e., strings followed by a carriage return) that you type at your keyboard to that user's screen. The other user may write you back,  thus initiating a two-way, line-by-line conversation. Pressing Control-D or Control-C closes your end of the transmission.

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Sometimes receiving talk requests and write messages may  be annoying. UNIX provides a command called mesg which allows you to prevent such annoyances from occurring. Typing mesg n turns off messaging capability (that is, your ability to receive and send messages), and mesg y turns it back on. Users who  attempt to talk or write you while you have mesg  n will receive an error message:  In addition, the words "(messages off)" will appear in your finger  information when you have mesg n in effect.

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Sometimes receiving ''talk'' requests and ''write'' messages may  be annoying. UNIX provides a command called ''mesg'' which allows you to prevent such annoyances from occurring. Typing ''mesg n'' turns off messaging capability (that is, your ability to receive and send messages), and ''mesg y'' turns it back on. Users who  attempt to talk or write you while you have mesg  n will receive an error message:  In addition, the words "(messages off)" will appear in your finger  information when you have ''mesg n'' in effect.

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The jzw script is your guide to finding people in the Zoo.  The acronym "jzw" stands for "Jim's ZooWho." It was written by  James C. Terry (SM '05) as a replacement for tzw ("Turbo  ZooWho"),  which was itself an offshoot of an older program, zoowho. Normally, jzw is used to obtain a list of users logged in to Zoo machines. The typical output from jzw command might look like this:

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The ''jzw'' script is your guide to finding people in the Zoo.  The acronym "jzw" stands for "Jim's ZooWho." It was written by  James C. Terry (SM '05) as a replacement for tzw ("Turbo  ZooWho"),  which was itself an offshoot of an older program, zoowho. Normally, ''jzw'' is used to obtain a list of users logged in to Zoo machines. The typical output from ''jzw'' command might look like this:

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cej9 Collin Jackson rattlesnake (console)@@

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cej9 Collin Jackson rattlesnake (console)

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Among other things, jzw is handy for finding out who is in the  Zoo and where they are sitting, for finding a particular user when the  Zoo is crowded, and for finding out the name of the cute girl/guy who  is sitting next to you without looking geeky or suspicious (a common problem  under the old "asking their name" method). A web  interface was once available from the tools page.  It's broken now, but the faithful know that it shall work again, when our  need is greatest.

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Among other things, jzw is handy for finding out who is in the  Zoo and where they are sitting, for finding a particular user when the  Zoo is crowded, and for finding out the name of the cute girl/guy who  is sitting next to you without looking geeky or suspicious (a common problem  under the old "asking their name" method). A web  interface was once available from the [[{{Zoo Tools}} tools page]].  It's broken now, but the faithful know that it shall work again, when our  need is greatest.

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Please run the jzw -h for help with using jzw.

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Please run the jzw -h for help with using ''jzw''.

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[=Login: jrg45                            Name: Julian Graham
Directory: /home/accts/jrg45            Shell: /bin/bash
On since Sat Nov  2 21:41 (EST) on pts/7 from yale128036064065.student.yale.edu
On since Fri Nov  1 16:27 (EST) on pts/8 from yale128036064065.student.yale.edu

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 Login: jrg45                            Name: Julian Graham
 Directory: /home/accts/jrg45            Shell: /bin/bash
 On since Sat Nov  2 21:41 (EST) on pts/7 from yale128036064065.student.yale.edu
 On since Fri Nov  1 16:27 (EST) on pts/8 from yale128036064065.student.yale.edu

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Mail forwarded to julian.graham@yale.edu
No mail.=]

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 Mail forwarded to julian.graham@yale.edu
 No mail.

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[=$hornet->[10:21:57]{jct29}:getent passwd jct29
jct29:x:594:602:James Terry:/home/accts/jct29:/bin/bash=]

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 $hornet->[10:21:57]{jct29}:getent passwd jct29
 jct29:x:594:602:James Terry:/home/accts/jct29:/bin/bash

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[=NETID      NAME                             NODE 
xf28       Xinyu Feng                       tiger    
fischer    Michael Fischer                  frog     
njf9       Nathan Francis                   jaguar   
mbf6       Marjorie Beth Friedman           newt     
mbf6       Marjorie Beth Friedman           termite  
asg9       Athinodoros Spyrou Georghiades   gator    
jrg45      Julian Graham                    python   
ndg8       Nitin Gupta                      tiger    
ajg36      Alvaro Gutierrez                 cobra    
jh427      Jason Hsueh                      ladybug  
eki2       Emmanuel Imbeah                  lion     
cej9       Collin Jackson                   rattlesnake (console)=]

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 NETID      NAME                             NODE 
 xf28       Xinyu Feng                       tiger     
 fischer    Michael Fischer                  frog 
 njf9       Nathan Francis                   jaguar   
 mbf6       Marjorie Beth Friedman           newt     
 mbf6       Marjorie Beth Friedman           termite  
 asg9       Athinodoros Spyrou Georghiades   gator    
 jrg45      Julian Graham                    python   
 ndg8       Nitin Gupta                      tiger    
 ajg36      Alvaro Gutierrez                 cobra    
 jh427      Jason Hsueh                      ladybug  
 eki2       Emmanuel Imbeah                  lion     
 cej9       Collin Jackson                   rattlesnake (console)@@

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Please run the jzw -h for help with using jzw.

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Please run the jzw -h for help with using jzw.

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Describe CommunicatingInTheZoo here.

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This page describes several utilities that you can use to communicate  with Zoo users and the Internet at large.

!finger
finger is like a phonebook - it lets you "look someone up."  It's typically used to find out a full name from login/NetID, to  check when a user last logged in, or to read a user's  .plan or .project files. finger takes as an argument the finger name or login name of a user, and, optionally the location of the user (that is, the name of the machine on which that user has an account -- potentially an account outside of Yale). Suppose you were looking for a user whose login was "jrg45" on the local machine. You could  type finger jrg45, and the output might look like the following:
[=Login: jrg45                            Name: Julian Graham
Directory: /home/accts/jrg45            Shell: /bin/bash
On since Sat Nov  2 21:41 (EST) on pts/7 from yale128036064065.student.yale.edu
On since Fri Nov  1 16:27 (EST) on pts/8 from yale128036064065.student.yale.edu
   306 days 3 hours idle
     (messages off)
Mail forwarded to julian.graham@yale.edu
No mail.=]

!getent
getent is like finger, only quicker and uglier. Think of it as  the finger of a grubby little gnome. It accesses the administrative  database directly, so queries go a little faster. To look up someone's name  from their NetID, you'll be using the passwd database, so you'll type  getent passwd NETID. An example:
[=$hornet->[10:21:57]{jct29}:getent passwd jct29
jct29:x:594:602:James Terry:/home/accts/jct29:/bin/bash=]

!.plan, .project
.plan and .project files often contain interesting or humorous passages, You can create your own .plan/.project by editing the .plan file in your home directory and making it/them world readable. Remember that, in order for other people to be able to read your .project and .plan, your home directory itself must be world-accessible (via chmod o+x, perhaps).

!talk
Once you've found a user's login name, you can use the  talk program to have an interactive conversation with them on your screen  (provided they are logged in at the same time as you are, of course).  Simply specify the address of the user as an argument to the talk command. For example, if you wish to talk to user "ebd5"  who is logged in on the Zoo node "chameleon," you would type talk ebd5@chameleon.

The user whom you talk will have the option of responding to  your talk request or of ignoring it. If the user opts to respond, a  connection will take place and your screen will be divided into two  sections. The top half will reflect what the other user is typing, and  the bottom half will reflect what you are typing. The display will  look the same (but reversed) to the other user.  You can press Control-C at any time to end or interrupt the conversation.

(Ytalk, a multi-user talk client, is also installed on the Zoo.)

!Phone
Open Zoo: 2-2169
Closed Zoo: 2-2266

Now you can wear out your  fingers dialing as well as typing.

!E-mail
The Zoo currently has all incoming e-mail turned off on Zoo nodes  themselves. (That is, Zoo users do not have incoming e-mail  addresses.) However, you can still send outgoing e-mail using  pine...


!pine
Pine is a general-purpose, screen-oriented, MIME-aware mail program.  It's menu-driven, and all available commands for each menu and function are displayed at the bottom of the screen. It's also pretty much ubiquitous at  the time of this writing, so you may have used it already on the Pantheon machines. Pine manages email based on folders, which are much like directories in the file system -- you can group mail you receive into categories using folders, and selectively archive/delete groups of messages.

It is possible to access your incoming Pantheon mail from your Zoo account by  making a few changes to your Pine configuration.

From the Main menu, press 'S' to go to the Setup menu.

From the Setup menu, press 'C' to go the Config menu.

Change the value of user-domain to pantheon.yale.edu

Change the values of

inbox-path

default-fcc

default-saved-msg-folder

postponed-folder

so that they are prefixed by {NetID.mail.yale.edu}, where NetID is your NetID.

Pine is also capable of reading Usenet newsgroups. Ensure that the  value of nntp-server (in the Config menu) is set to news.yale.edu, and a News folder should be present on your top-level  folder list.


!write
To drop a quick line to another user who is logged in to the same  machine as you are, you can use the write command. write takes a single argument, the name of a user, and then transfers subsequent lines of  text (i.e., strings followed by a carriage return) that you type at your keyboard to that user's screen. The other user may write you back,  thus initiating a two-way, line-by-line conversation. Pressing Control-D or Control-C closes your end of the transmission.

!mesg
Sometimes receiving talk requests and write messages may  be annoying. UNIX provides a command called mesg which allows you to prevent such annoyances from occurring. Typing mesg n turns off messaging capability (that is, your ability to receive and send messages), and mesg y turns it back on. Users who  attempt to talk or write you while you have mesg  n will receive an error message:  In addition, the words "(messages off)" will appear in your finger  information when you have mesg n in effect.

!jzw

The jzw script is your guide to finding people in the Zoo.  The acronym "jzw" stands for "Jim's ZooWho." It was written by  James C. Terry (SM '05) as a replacement for tzw ("Turbo  ZooWho"),  which was itself an offshoot of an older program, zoowho. Normally, jzw is used to obtain a list of users logged in to Zoo machines. The typical output from jzw command might look like this:
[=NETID      NAME                             NODE 
xf28       Xinyu Feng                       tiger    
fischer    Michael Fischer                  frog     
njf9       Nathan Francis                   jaguar   
mbf6       Marjorie Beth Friedman           newt     
mbf6       Marjorie Beth Friedman           termite  
asg9       Athinodoros Spyrou Georghiades   gator    
jrg45      Julian Graham                    python   
ndg8       Nitin Gupta                      tiger    
ajg36      Alvaro Gutierrez                 cobra    
jh427      Jason Hsueh                      ladybug  
eki2       Emmanuel Imbeah                  lion     
cej9       Collin Jackson                   rattlesnake (console)=]

Among other things, jzw is handy for finding out who is in the  Zoo and where they are sitting, for finding a particular user when the  Zoo is crowded, and for finding out the name of the cute girl/guy who  is sitting next to you without looking geeky or suspicious (a common problem  under the old "asking their name" method). A web  interface was once available from the tools page.  It's broken now, but the faithful know that it shall work again, when our  need is greatest.

Please run the jzw -h for help with using jzw.

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