The INFORM Command

               The INFORM command allows any user to send  a  one-line
          message  to any other interactive user on the current system
          or on another system available via DECnet (R).

               Examples of its use are in the HLP file that comes with
          this   submission.    It   uses   bit   0  of  the  location
          CTL$GL_SITESPEC to indicate the  status  of  the  /NORECEIVE
          flag.   To  be  used by any user, INFORM should be INSTALLed
          with (CMKRNL, OPER, WORLD, NETMBX).  The CMKRNL  allows  the
          program  to  write to the above location, which is protected
          at URKW.  OPER allows use of  the  $BRDCST  system  service,
          whereby  the  message  is  actually  sent.  WORLD allows the
          program to find the target of the message, and NETMBX allows
          it   to  talk  to  DECnet  (R),  regardless  of  the  user's
          privileges.

               If  you  plan  to  use  INFORM  with  DECnet  (R),  the
          following commands should add it to the permanent database:

                    $ RUN SYS$SYSTEM:NCP
                    NCP>DEFINE OBJECT INFORM NUMBER 128 FILE INFORM

          You may substitute any number you like for the 128,  if  you
          are  already using that object number.  Note that numbers in
          the range 128-255 are reserved to customers, while the 0-127
          range is reserved to DEC (R).

               The file INFORM.COM should be moved to  the  SYS$SYSTEM
          directory,  and edited to reflect the actual location of the
          INFORM executable (should you choose to place  it  somewhere
          other  than  SYS$SYSTEM).   This file is used by the network
          capability of INFORM.  NOTE:  Each node which should be able
          to  receive  INFORM  messages  MUST  have  the  above object
          definition.  The object number may differ from node to node,
          but the name must remain the same.

               INFORM is a command, and the  command  definition  file
          for  it is included in INFORM.CLD.  This file must be edited
          if you plan to locate the INFORM executable  elsewhere  than
          SYS$SYSTEM.   Refer  to  the  Utilities Reference Manual for
          more information on command definition.  If you  don't  care
          about  standards  and  whatnot,  the following commands will
          make INFORM available to all users who log in subsequent  to
          their (the commands') execution:


                    $ SET COMMAND INFORM   -
                          /TABLES=SYS$SHARE:DCLTABLES -
                          /OUTPUT=SYS$SHARE:DCLTABLES
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                    $ RUN SYS$SYSTEM:INSTALL
                    INSTALL> SYS$SHARE:DCLTABLES /REPLACE
                    INSTALL> /EXIT


               INFORM may be used ONLY on VMS systems running V3.0  or
          higher.