On Fri, 18 Jan 2002, Nori Heikkinen wrote: > on Fri, 18 Jan 2002 12:13:09AM -0800, Paul 'Baloo' Johnson insinuated: > > > > What exactly is ytalk? > > version of it. scrolls text instead of wrapping it; doesn't show > random old english and runic characters for delete symbols on another > terminal; allows you to shell back to a prompt during a session (to > the great annoyance of people with whom i'm ytalking, hehe); &c. > that's all i've found about it in the month or two i've been using it, > and it's been a great help in accounting for different terminal types > from costa rica to austria and all the internet cafes in between.
The absolute best thing about ytalk is that you can chat with more than one person at a time. That's right, your window will be split into 3 or 4 or however many people are in the session. Simon