Re: Net Send Command?

From: Richard Passey (r.passey_at_ucl.ac.uk)
Date: 10/11/04


Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2004 08:54:15 +0100


Although I think microsoft have disabled the messenger service (which
receives net sends) by default in XP-SP2.

"Jerold Schulman" <Jerry@jsiinc.com> wrote in message
news:cr6im0dkdvlc9g6tt206g0lafm82c56abq@4ax.com...
> On Sun, 10 Oct 2004 04:11:02 -0700, Mahnaz
> <Mahnaz@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
>>Hi,
>>Can I send a message to a spesific user by command "net send..."??
>>If it's possible,could you please write for me this command?
>>Thank you.
>>-----
>>Regards
>>Mahnaz
>
> Yes:
>
> Net send Sends messages to other users, computers, or messaging names on
> the network.
>
> Syntax
> net send {Name | * | /domain[:Name] | /users} message
>
> Parameters
> Name
> Specifies the user name, computer name, or messaging name to which you
> want to send the message. If the information that you supply contains
> spaces, use quotation marks around the text (for example, "Computer
> Name"). Long user names might
> cause problems when they are used as NetBIOS names. NetBIOS names are
> limited to 16 characters, and the sixteenth character is reserved.
> *
> Sends the message to all the names in your domain or workgroup.
> /domain:Name
> Sends the message to all the names in the computer's domain. You can
> specify Name to send the message to all the names in the specified domain
> or workgroup.
> /users
> Sends the message to all users connected to the server.
> message
> Required. Specifies the text of the message.
> net help Command
> Displays help for the specified net command.
> Remarks
> You can send a message only to a name that is active on the network. If
> you send the message to a user name, that user must be logged on and
> running the Messenger service to receive the message.
> You can broadcast a message to all of the names in your computer's domain
> (use * or /domain) or to a different domain (/domain:DomainName).
> Broadcast messages can contain up to 128 characters. Use discretion when
> you send messages to
> multiple users.
> Examples
> To send the message "Meeting changed to 3 P.M. Same place." to the user
> robertf, type:
>
> net send robertf Meeting changed to 3 P.M. Same place.
>
> To send a message to all users connected to the server, type:
>
> net send /users This server will shut down in 5 minutes.
>
> To send a message that includes a slash mark (/), type:
>
> net send robertf "Format your disk with FORMAT /4"
>
>
>
> Jerold Schulman
> Windows: General MVP
> JSI, Inc.
> http://www.jsiinc.com



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