+#
+# rcmd command
+#
+# Copyright (c) 1998 Dirk Koopman G1TLH
+#
+# $Id$
+#
+
+my $self = shift;
+my $line = shift;
+my ($call) = $line =~ /^\s*(\S+)/;
+
+# are we permitted?
+return (1, $self->msg('e5')) if $self->priv < 6;
+
+# is there a call?
+return (1, $self->msg('e6')) if !$call;
+
+# remove the callsign from the line
+$line =~ s/^\s*$call\s+//;
+
+# can we see it? Is it a node?
+$call = uc $call;
+my $noderef = DXCluster->get_exact($call);
+return (1, $self->msg('e7', $call)) if !$noderef || !$noderef->pcversion;
+
+# ping it
+DXProt::addrcmd($self->call, $call, $line);
+
+return (1, $self->msg('rcmdo', $line, $call));