Zephyr

"Zephyr is the perfect transport agent for stupid little shit." -- John Prevost

Zephyr is an asynchronous messaging system. At it's most basic it is a glorified version of the UN*X "write" command. At it's best it is a simple, yet powerful way to send and recieve simple messages to a single person, or many people across a network.

NOTE: Zephyr relies on Kerberos for user & service authentication. These documents assume that you already have (or can obtain) Kerberos credentials. For information on how to check your own credentials, see the Kerberos documentation.

A Basic Tutorial

• Starting Zephyr
  • (A note about X11)
• Sending a Zephyrgram
• Who else is running Zephyr?
• Zephyr Variables
  • Zephyr Signature
  • Visibility
• Broadcast Zephyrgrams
  • Broadcast Subscriptions
  • Sending Broadcast Messages
• Knicknacks
  • Locating another Zephyr user
  • A nicer X znol
  • "Whoops! I accidentally dismissed a message!"
  • "Please leave your message at the beep."
  • All this, and an alarm clock too!
• Advanced Topics
• Additional Information