--- /dev/null
+#!/usr/bin/perl -w
+#
+# recipient format:
+# userv HOST USER SERVICE
+
+use strict;
+die unless @ARGV==4;
+our ($msg,$host,$user,$service) = @ARGV;
+
+if (open PIPE, "|-", "ssh", $host, "userv", "-t", "2", $user, $service) {
+ print PIPE "$msg\n";
+ close PIPE;
+}
+
+die $! if $? != 0;