send message to remote machine

Is there any way to send a message to a remote machine, running KDE?

In windows i would use the
net send machinename "some message"
command.

I can;'t find a linux version - I would prefer it NOT to be compatible with NET SEND (to avoid all the messenger spam crap that is floating around)

rsh machinename -l username wall "message"
kinda works, although it seams to require interactiction on the sending consol to finish it, and also displays previous messages - kinda of annoying.

using
rsh -l username machinename kdialog --msgbox "message"

responds with "kdialog: cannot connect to X server", however when you run

kdialog --msgbox "message"
on the local machine (from a cmd prompt window) it gives the result i want.

Anyone any ideas?

I only need to display it on machines Running Mandrake 9.1 with KDE 3, not bothered about nothing happening if the kde session is off - these are workstations so if it's off it's probably broken anyway!

Hi,

You are coming from remote maschine which does't gives access to X.
Try adding 'xhost +; xdialog ...'

Alex

Originally posted by picasso2 Hi, You are coming from remote maschine which does't gives access to X. Try adding 'xhost +; xdialog ...' Alex

Add them to what?
Can you give a sample command line? Thanks

sorry, not sure - maybe it works.

rsh -l username machinename " xhost +; kdialog --msgbox 'message' "

Originally posted by picasso2 sorry, not sure - maybe it works. rsh -l username machinename " xhost +; kdialog --msgbox 'message' "

If i do that i get

bash: line 1: xhost: command not found
kdialog: cannot connect to X server

check for '/usr/X11R6/bin/xhost'.
which dist do you use?
alex

Originally posted by picasso2 check for '/usr/X11R6/bin/xhost'. which dist do you use? alex

Mandrake 9.1

At home now so can't check until Monday morning now.