Re: Net send doesn't recognize username

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On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 15:36:54 -0800, Phil Robyn wrote in
microsoft.public.win2000.cmdprompt.admin:

>Chris Hall wrote:
>> I was going to setup alerts on a server, so I got to a command prompt to try
>> a net send first. The message wouldn't go through. I get the following
>> error: The message alias could not be found on the network. I tried on my
>> w2k pro, xp pro w2k and w3k server. I also tried variations of my
>> name..actual username, first initial, lastname and full name. Any
>> suggestions?
>>
>>
>
>Isn't it
>
> net send <COMPUTERNAME> message
>
>rather than username???

Either. See NET SEND /HELP

The syntax of this command is:

NET SEND
{name | * | /DOMAIN[:name] | /USERS} message

Sends messages to other users, computers, or messaging names
on the network. The Messenger service must be running to receive
messages.

You can send a message only to a name that is active on the network.
If the message is sent to a username, that user must be logged on
and running the Messenger service to receive the message.

name Is the username, computername, or messaging name
to send the message to. If the name is a
computername that contains blank characters,
enclose the alias in quotation marks (" ").
* Sends the message to all the names in your group.
/DOMAIN[:name] Sends the message to all the names in the
workstation domain. If name is specified, the
message is sent to all the names in the specified
domain or workgroup.
/USERS Sends the message to all users connected to
the server.
message Is text to be sent as a message.

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