Net Send?

I need as much info as possible on the net send function. I am trying to incorporate a "chat" window on a program i created that allows users to enter and manage their time. What i want to do is hace the ability to send a popup window to a user over a NT network (ex. "Hey, you should print your time sheets) or whatever...Is that possible?? Or should I use another function that net send? Please help...

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It's perfectly possible. Type at a command prompt:

NET SEND ?

To get parameter info.

Ok, I typed that and get the syntax...but its still blurry

Lets say the domain is JON
the user i wanna send a message to is KEPIC
and his computer name is KEPICPC

CAn you give me the syntax??? Thanks..

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


Thanks again!!

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NET SEND KEPIC Hello - Sends to user KEPIC
NET SEND KEPICPC Hello - Sends to machine KEPICPC regardless of user logged in.
NET SEND /DOMAIN Hello - Sends to the domain that the sending machine belongs to
NET SEND /DOMAIN:JON Hello - Sends specifically to domain Jon
NET SEND * Hello - Sends to all users
NET SEND /USERS Hello - Sends message to all users with an active connection to the sending machine.

Does anyone know if it is possible to replicate the NET SEND functionality in VB or with API calls?

The only one that would work is

NET SEND * Message

But it only sends it to the server....

Is there anything I need to set on the server?

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Are you using Microsoft Network Client or Netware?

You can use the net send from vb such as

shell("C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\NET.EXE SEND " & MACHINENAME$ & " " & MESSAGE$),vbHide

It will work the same as from the command prompt, all the net functions will.It works great for mapping drives as well.

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