Index: client/options.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /home/freeciv/CVS/freeciv/client/options.c,v
retrieving revision 1.40
diff -u -r1.40 options.c
--- client/options.c	2001/07/04 11:24:19	1.40
+++ client/options.c	2001/08/30 23:43:56
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@
   N_("Wonder Will Be Finished Next Turn"),   /* E_CITY_WONDER_WILL_BE_BUILT */
   N_("Learned New Government"),	     /* E_NEW_GOVERNMENT */
   N_("City Nuked"),                  /* E_CITY_NUKED */
+  N_("Messages from the Server Operator"), /* E_MESSAGE_WALL*/
 };
 
 /**************************************************************************
Index: common/events.h
===================================================================
RCS file: /home/freeciv/CVS/freeciv/common/events.h,v
retrieving revision 1.17
diff -u -r1.17 events.h
--- common/events.h	2001/07/04 11:24:21	1.17
+++ common/events.h	2001/08/30 23:43:56
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
   E_CITY_WONDER_WILL_BE_BUILT,
   E_NEW_GOVERNMENT,
   E_CITY_NUKED,
+  E_MESSAGE_WALL,
   /* Note:  If you add a new event, make sure you make a similar change to
      message_text in client/options.c
      */
Index: server/stdinhand.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /home/freeciv/CVS/freeciv/server/stdinhand.c,v
retrieving revision 1.188
diff -u -r1.188 stdinhand.c
--- server/stdinhand.c	2001/08/27 06:41:21	1.188
+++ server/stdinhand.c	2001/08/30 23:43:57
@@ -882,6 +882,7 @@
   CMD_EXPLAIN,
   CMD_SHOW,
   CMD_SCORE,
+  CMD_WALL,
   
   /* mostly non-harmful: */
   CMD_SET,
@@ -996,6 +997,12 @@
    N_("For each connected client, pops up a window showing the current "
       "player scores.")
   },
+  {"wall",	ALLOW_HACK,
+   N_("wall <message>"),
+   N_("Send message to all connections."),
+   N_("For each connected client, pops up a window showing the message "
+      "entered.")
+  },
   {"set",	ALLOW_CTRL,
    N_("set <option-name> <value>"),
    N_("Set server options.")
@@ -2303,6 +2310,17 @@
     show_help_option_list(caller, CMD_EXPLAIN);
   }
 }
+/******************************************************************
+  Send a message to all players
+******************************************************************/
+static void wall(char *str)
+{
+  char wallbuffer[2048];
+  wallbuffer[0]=0;
+  cat_snprintf(wallbuffer, sizeof(wallbuffer),"%s",str);
+  notify_conn_ex(&game.game_connections,-1,-1,E_MESSAGE_WALL,
+                 _("Server Operator: %s"),wallbuffer);
+}
   
 /******************************************************************
 Send a report with server options to specified connections.
@@ -2805,6 +2823,9 @@
       cmd_reply(cmd, caller, C_SYNTAX,
 		_("The game must be running before you can see the score."));
     }
+    break;
+  case CMD_WALL:
+    wall(arg);
     break;
   case CMD_READ_SCRIPT:
     read_command(caller,arg);