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Sending a message: An example

z/OS UNIX System Services User's Guide
SA23-2279-00

Here is an example of how to send a message, using max as the sender and bubba as the recipient:
write bubba
When max sends a message to bubba, bubba receives a message like this:
Message from max (ttyp002) [Feb  8 15:04 ] …
After the system establishes the connection to bubba, it sends two alert characters (usually a beeping sound) to max's terminal to indicate that it is ready to send a message. max can then type a message, which appears on bubba's terminal. If a message is more than one line, each time you press <Enter> a line is sent to bubba's terminal.

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