From unknown Sat Aug 16 11:42:56 2025 X-Loop: don@donarmstrong.com Subject: bug#378: mesg is y in *shell* Reply-To: jidanni@jidanni.org, 378@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-From: jidanni@jidanni.org Resent-To: bug-submit-list@lists.donarmstrong.com Resent-CC: Emacs Bugs Resent-Date: Mon, 09 Jun 2008 03:35:03 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: don@donarmstrong.com X-Emacs-PR-Message: report 378 X-Emacs-PR-Package: emacs X-Emacs-PR-Keywords: Received: via spool by submit@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com id=B.121298218023040 (code B ref -1); Mon, 09 Jun 2008 03:35:03 +0000 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3-bugs.debian.org_2005_01_02 (2007-08-08) on rzlab.ucr.edu X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.6 required=4.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW autolearn=ham version=3.2.3-bugs.debian.org_2005_01_02 Received: (at submit) by emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com; 9 Jun 2008 03:29:40 +0000 Received: from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [199.232.76.165]) by rzlab.ucr.edu (8.13.8/8.13.8/Debian-3) with ESMTP id m593TbYN023034 for ; Sun, 8 Jun 2008 20:29:38 -0700 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1K5Y4e-0004oK-Qx for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 08 Jun 2008 23:29:36 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1K5Y4d-0004o2-Fh for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 08 Jun 2008 23:29:36 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=57918 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1K5Y4d-0004nz-B2 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 08 Jun 2008 23:29:35 -0400 Received: from lax-green-bigip-5.dreamhost.com ([208.113.200.5]:47813 helo=blingymail-a3.g.dreamhost.com) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1K5Y4d-0003Ts-16 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 08 Jun 2008 23:29:35 -0400 Received: from jidanni2.jidanni.org (122-127-33-236.dynamic.hinet.net [122.127.33.236]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by blingymail-a3.g.dreamhost.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4279E14D661 for ; Sun, 8 Jun 2008 20:29:34 -0700 (PDT) To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org From: jidanni@jidanni.org Date: Mon, 09 Jun 2008 11:29:32 +0800 Message-ID: <87bq2bi8v7.fsf@jidanni.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.4-2.6 Odd, unlike all the other shells and windows on my computer, M-x shell $ mesg is y In xterm they are n. (However other users can't write(1) to the *shell* buffer, y or n. I tested it with wall(1).) P.S., (apropos (quote ("mesg")) nil) shows In this buffer, go to the name of the command, or function, or variable, and type RET to get full documentation. mesg nomesg But RET does nothing. From unknown Sat Aug 16 11:42:56 2025 X-Loop: don@donarmstrong.com Subject: bug#378: mesg is y in *shell* Reply-To: Stefan Monnier , 378@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-From: Stefan Monnier Resent-To: bug-submit-list@lists.donarmstrong.com Resent-CC: Emacs Bugs Resent-Date: Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:20:03 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: don@donarmstrong.com X-Emacs-PR-Message: report 378 X-Emacs-PR-Package: emacs X-Emacs-PR-Keywords: Received: via spool by submit@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com id=B.12130242123925 (code B ref -1); Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:20:03 +0000 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3-bugs.debian.org_2005_01_02 (2007-08-08) on rzlab.ucr.edu X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-5.9 required=4.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,HAS_BUG_NUMBER, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW autolearn=ham version=3.2.3-bugs.debian.org_2005_01_02 Received: (at submit) by emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com; 9 Jun 2008 15:10:12 +0000 Received: from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [199.232.76.165]) by rzlab.ucr.edu (8.13.8/8.13.8/Debian-3) with ESMTP id m59FA5FQ003336 for ; Mon, 9 Jun 2008 08:10:07 -0700 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1K5j0V-0000YH-Gz for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 09 Jun 2008 11:10:03 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1K5j0S-0000X7-MZ for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 09 Jun 2008 11:10:03 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=40647 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1K5j0S-0000X2-GU for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 09 Jun 2008 11:10:00 -0400 Received: from mercure.iro.umontreal.ca ([132.204.24.67]:39987) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1K5j0S-0002q1-2F for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 09 Jun 2008 11:10:00 -0400 Received: from hidalgo.iro.umontreal.ca (hidalgo.iro.umontreal.ca [132.204.27.50]) by mercure.iro.umontreal.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6AC692CF94C; Mon, 9 Jun 2008 11:09:59 -0400 (EDT) Received: from faina.iro.umontreal.ca (faina.iro.umontreal.ca [132.204.26.177]) by hidalgo.iro.umontreal.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id D414D3FE0; Mon, 9 Jun 2008 11:09:48 -0400 (EDT) Received: by faina.iro.umontreal.ca (Postfix, from userid 20848) id A7F2441BEC; Mon, 9 Jun 2008 11:09:48 -0400 (EDT) From: Stefan Monnier To: jidanni@jidanni.org Cc: 378@debbugs.gnu.org, bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Message-ID: References: <87bq2bi8v7.fsf@jidanni.org> Date: Mon, 09 Jun 2008 11:09:48 -0400 In-Reply-To: <87bq2bi8v7.fsf@jidanni.org> (jidanni@jidanni.org's message of "Mon, 09 Jun 2008 11:29:32 +0800") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.0.60 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-DIRO-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-DIRO-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-DIRO-MailScanner-SpamCheck: n'est pas un polluriel, SpamAssassin (score=-2.82, requis 5, autolearn=not spam, ALL_TRUSTED -2.82) X-DIRO-MailScanner-From: monnier@iro.umontreal.ca X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-CrossAssassin-Score: 2 > Odd, unlike all the other shells and windows on my computer, > M-x shell > $ mesg > is y > In xterm they are n. (However other users can't write(1) to the *shell* > buffer, y or n. I tested it with wall(1).) No idea if this is a bug or even if it's important nowadays. Other than shutdown messages, I haven't seen `write' used in the last 10 years. > P.S., (apropos (quote ("mesg")) nil) shows > In this buffer, go to the name of the command, or function, or variable, > and type RET to get full documentation. > mesg > nomesg Please report this in a separate message. Stefan