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Simplest way is when you want to send to one user in the same domain as you. Then a sample usage would be...
net send [machine] [message]
...so if you and I are in the same domain and my computer name is 'fuzzy', then you would type the following to send me a message...
net send fuzzy hello there, how are you?
...you may have to use quotes around the message itself, but I don't think so.
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NET SEND is a very old and pathetic messaging system. It was used primarily to broadcast a message on a network to let everyone know that the server was going offline or something.
In DOS, the client had to be set as RECEIVER rather than REDIRECTOR, which ate up more memory. In Windows, you have to run the Messenger service.
We turned all that stuff off in '92 when we realized how much RAM it needed. If you have machines running NT though, Messenger is usually running anyway and it's a quick way to send a simple message. I've used it once in the past 8 years.
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I use it to harass my co-workers from time to time, since we're all running NT/2000. Other than that, I never use it. :)
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Can someone send me the Windows NT4 NET command as the Win95 maching I am on at college doesnt have the SEND option availiable.
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My machine is WINDOWS NT SERVER 4.0
I am able to send message by "Net Send".But I am unable to receive messages if someone else sends by "Net send:.
What may be the problem?
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Whether there is a possibility to inspect the service of a Net Send so that users could accept messages, but could not send them?
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a cool tip for net send if you're in a network you can change you're computername by typing : " net name [new alias]" and there you can put any name you want like for example "GOD" so the next time someone is sending to you they only have to type: "net send god [message]"
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where i work, all the machines (all but mine are running Win95 or 98) have a program called Win Pop-Up so that they can send messages to each comp and it pops up immediately. i have win2000 on my comp, and i can use the 'net send' command to send to their win pop-up program. we use it all the time at work, so it isn't as useless as Ryan seems to think. if he really thinks it take up enough memory to slow down a comp nowadays... well, he's the one who is "old and pathetic" to use is own words. Someone direct Ryan to pricewatch.com where he can buy a 128 MB stick of SDRAM for $11.00.
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I am using win me and the net send option never works, it says send is not a valid command... How do I make this work?
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This message is for all you people running win 95, 98, or ME! IT DOESN'T WORK! Net Send is not included with any versions except win NT (and yes win 2000 is NT). This is because NT has services running that will detect net sends and pop them up in message boxes. Other windows versions (the -"friendly" home-user versions) don't have services running to do this. Even if you somehow copied the net send command to a 98 machine it would never send messages to another computer running 98 or whatever.
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I am using Windows2000 Server and what to send NET SEND messages to my clients which are running Win98. Can it be done and how? I use the /USERS command and only get the msg in my server not my Win98.
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Where do I enable the net send command for win9x. It always says "send is not a valid command". I read that I have to enable it somewhere, but I don't know where!
Please HELP me!
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I am using Win2K on my server & the clients are using Win9X. I want to send POP UP messages basically as alerts. But Win9X doesn't support NET SEND. How can I send messages to Win9X users. Please do the needful & reply ASAP.
Thank you
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To summarise for you all:
W2k & NT constantly have a service running to receive messages sent via net send, so the net send command will ALWAYS work for workstations running these operating systems.For windows 9x workstations however, the program Winpopup.exe (found in the windows folder) must first be run BEFORE the workstation can send or receive a Net Send message.
This is why some of you are having problems sending messages from a W2k or NT machine to a win 9x machine.
As mentioned earlier the format for a net send message is:
net send [computer name] [message], however using Winpopup you do not need to use a command line, instead just use the graphical interface of Winpopup.
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How to send message to other domain computer ?
Example :
My Computer Name : sisfo-01
My Domain : sisfo
Other Computer : rpl-01
other domain : rpl
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Does anybody know how disable the net send command/traffic on a network?
I have 600+ workstations on an OS/2 LanManager based network and the users are getting a little out of hand.
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I have an intresting question: is there any way to moderate your computers' name, not using the "net name [newname]" command?
It seems like the admin of our network has disabled this function. Also, i would like to know a way to send messages your boss can't intercept or receive...
I am not planning to bug people with it, but it would be useful to send short messages between collegues instead of typing e-mails (and you can talk a little more private, since our e-mails can be read by our boss...)
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