+return (1, $self->msg('e22', $to)) unless is_callsign($to);
+return (1, $self->msg('e28')) unless $self->isregistered || $to eq $main::myalias;
+
+$via = uc $via if $via;
+my $call = $via || $to;
+my $clref = Route::get($call); # try an exact call
+my $dxchan = $clref->dxchan if $clref;
+push @out, $self->msg('e7', $call) unless $dxchan;
+
+#$DB::single = 1;
+
+# default the 'via'
+#$via ||= '*';
+
+my $ipaddr = DXCommandmode::alias_localhost($self->hostname || '127.0.0.1');
+
+# if there is a line send it, otherwise add this call to the talk list
+# and set talk mode for command mode
+if ($line) {
+ my @bad;
+ Log('talk', $to, $from, '>' . ($via || ($dxchan && $dxchan->call) || '*'), $line);
+ if (@bad = BadWords::check($line)) {
+ $self->badcount(($self->badcount||0) + @bad);
+ LogDbg('DXCommand', "$self->{call} swore: $line (with words:" . join(',', @bad) . ")");
+ } else {
+ $main::me->normal(DXProt::pc93($to, $self->call, $via, $line, undef, $ipaddr));
+ }
+} else {
+ my $s = $to;
+ $s .= ">$via" if $via && $via ne '*';
+ my $ref = $self->talklist;
+ if ($ref) {
+ unless (grep { $_ eq $s } @$ref) {
+ $main::me->normal(DXProt::pc93($to, $self->call, $via, $self->msg('talkstart'), undef, $ipaddr));
+ $self->state('talk');
+ push @$ref, $s;
+ }
+ } else {
+ $self->talklist([ $s ]);
+ $main::me->normal(DXProt::pc93($to, $self->call, $via, $self->msg('talkstart'), undef, $ipaddr));
+ push @out, $self->msg('talkinst');
+ $self->state('talk');
+ }
+ Log('talk', $to, $from, '>' . ($via || ($dxchan && $dxchan->call) || '*'), $self->msg('talkstart'), undef, $ipaddr);
+ push @out, $self->talk_prompt;