>When was the equivalent test put into write? Ages ago. Is there any
>reason (besides inertia) that wall should be different?

didn't it change recently, too?  i seem to recall *not* being allowed
to write someone if i had messages turned off.  now i can, but i get a
nice warning about it.

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