Re: Script to replace NET SEND functionality?

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From: Roger Abell (mvpNOSpam_at_asu.edu)
Date: 07/01/04 

Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2004 00:17:24 -0700

You know something, your blurb on being behind a firewall
etc. just does not fly outside of a home or tightly controlled
corp environment. In the enterprise, having each client run
firewall is / can be problematic, and in some enterprise envs
a border firewall does not prevent messenger abuse.
At the university where I work I have had the messenger service
disabled since the current Windows version was NT 4, mostly
due to student abuse. 

-- 
Roger Abell
Microsoft MVP (Windows Server System: Security)
MCSE (W2k3,W2k,Nt4)  MCDBA
"Ray at <%=sLocation%> [MVP]" <myfirstname at lane34 dot com> wrote in
message news:%23TumbbxXEHA.1356@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> You're saying that the current program currently net sends the local
> computer?  If so, use Msgbox (if you're using VBScript?).
>
> But, about the messenger service, you may want to talk to the people who
> decided to disable the service for the reason you state.  Disabling the
> service is NOT the way to prevent messenger spam.  That messenger service
> spam you're getting is actually doing you a favor and alerting you to the
> fact that your computer is not behind a [good] firewall.  If the net send
> port is open (135?), then most likely lots of other ports are that you
don't
> want open...  Put your computer(s) behind a firewall and re-enable the
> messenger service.
>
> Ray at home
>
> "Jeff Cochran" <jeff.nospam@zina.com> wrote in message
> news:40e3d0a5.438265121@msnews.microsoft.com...
> > I'm looking for a script or suggestion on replacing the NET SEND
> > functionality.  We have the Windows messenger service disabled due to
> > messenger spam, which disables NET SEND functionality as well.  I have
> > an application that uses (used) the NET SEND function to pop up
> > messages for users when the app was going to disconnect, and now need
> > to provide a similar function without enabling the messenger service.
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Jeff
>
>

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