Re: Anyway to start the "Messenger" service only when connected to

How about using an internal IM client? It should achieve the same thing
(new IM message pops up on screen), but would have the added benefit of not
requiring the Messenger service.

Granted, IM clients would require that the user sign on, but they can be
configured to automatically sign on when the PC is started.

Just a thought...

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"TFS" <TFS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:E78E8914-CB46-42B4-839E-A290DA323747@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Thanks for your reply.
>
> First of all, it's not always possible to have a router to block it, for
> several reasons: They don't necessarily know how to use it or need it (or
> it
> would take me too much time to help everyone of them setup things -- come
> on,
> I'm working for my company, but not for personal stuffs!!). And those
> portable PC owners are sent elsewhere in the country and they're most
> probably connected to Internet through 56K modem, or WiFi for some lucky
> guys
> and in such case, there's no router.
>
> If you're to tell me to activate the software firewall. Well .... they
> can't. Several reasons too:
> They're using VPN client to connect back to my corporate network and
> unfortunately Microsoft's firewall isn't compatible with it.
> And even not talking about VPN, your firewall is blocking a lot of other
> things, like Symantec Anti-virus server-push virus definition update.
> It's
> also blocking SMB protocole!! (I can't believe this!)
>
> And to the question why "net send" is preferred to email? One of the
> reasons is its reactiveness. When you send out emails, you have to be
> sure
> your addressees have read the mails within a certain amount of time, eg a
> few
> hours (when we're busy, it's not unusual that we're not reading mails for
> several hours) But when I've some urgent messages to broadcast, like
> shutting down such and such server within 10 minutes (or less), I'd use
> "net
> send' to send it to make sure that those connected locally have received
> it.
> Remotely users aren't affected directly in such circumstances.
>
> So you see the usefulness of "messenger". I'd like to listen to any
> comment or suggestion, or even to use alternatives to "net send" (except
> email).
>
> Thanks
>
> "Ben Winzenz [Exchange MVP]" wrote:
>
>> There is no way to do that that I know of, but any home router with a
>> firewall should prevent net send messages from getting to the computer...
>>
>> Out of interest, why use Net Send to send important messages? Does
>> e-mail
>> not work? I'd argue that it isn't widely used anymore. On my fresh
>> build
>> of XP Pro with SP2, it is disabled by default.
>>
>> --
>> Ben Winzenz
>> Exchange MVP
>> MessageOne
>> Read my blog!
>> http://winzenz.blogspot.com
>>
>>
>> "TFS" <TFS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:A188D205-93DD-45DA-A7CF-843C8959522B@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >I use quite a lot of "send net" to broadcast important messages to the
>> >whole
>> > domain. But the "messenger" service has to be started in order to
>> > receive
>> > messages. However, more than half of the computers are portables that
>> > the
>> > owners could bring back home. And when they're home, they're connected
>> > to
>> > Internet with every mean available to them. And it's better that the
>> > Messenger service is stopped to avoid spam messages from Internet or
>> > other
>> > virus.
>> >
>> > So, is there a way to start this service when these portables are
>> > connected
>> > to the AD. And when they're not connected to the AD, the service
>> > should
>> > be
>> > stopped.
>> >
>> > TIA
>>
>>
>>


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