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#!/bin/rc

rfork ne

if (~ $#* 0 1){
	echo usage: $0 user message >[1=2]
	exit usage
}
target=$1
shift
if (! test -e /who/$target){
	echo $target is not listed at who
	exit who
}
loc=`{cat /who/$target/where>[2]/dev/null}
if (~ $loc ''){
	echo 'don''t know where' $target is
	exit who
}
unmount /devs/voice
mount -bc /srv/vol /devs/voice '*/devs/voice loc='$loc
sent=no
if (! test -e /devs/voice/output){
	echo $target is not near any voice output device
}
if not {
	echo $user for $target: $* >/devs/voice/output
	sent=yes
}
if (test -w /who/$target/msgs){
	echo from $user: $* >>/who/$target/msgs &&
	if (~ $sent no) {
		echo message sent to /who/$target/msgs anyway.
	}
}
exit ''

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