Re: XP built in Messenger

From: Bruce Chambers (bchambers_at_nospamcableone.net)
Date: 03/31/04 

Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 19:37:03 -0700

Greetings --

       From the command prompt, "net send [username] Your Message."
It'll even work if you use Start > Run > "net send [username] Your
Message."

    For more options and the correct syntax, command prompt: "net send
/?"

Bruce Chambers 

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"Pedro" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:2FF65C68-483C-4E77-90F4-32CAB04C591E@microsoft.com...
>I am not talking about Windows Messenger.
>
> In XP there is a messenger service running that can be used to send 
> direct broadcasts to an ip address. This is the feature that 
> spammers use to send pop ups...
> Now my question is, in XP, which program can I use to actually use 
> that service, to actually send a little text message to a user on 
> network. How is it addressed....through IP address only?

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