A long while ago, my predecessor showed me a way to send memo's from my XP
computer to another XP computer in our office network.  The message would
instantly pop up on the recipient's computer screen and they could view it. 
I can't remember how to do that.  Does anybody know what I'm talking about? 
I need to try and figure out how to do that again.  I'm not talking about an
email program.  This "memo" capability is a function that's embedded in
Windows XP. 

Thanks,
M Ridzon

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net send...

Microsoft Windows XP - Net send:
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/net_send.mspx?mfr=true

Disabled w/SP2 (Or was it SP2) in the default configuration due to abuse
from outside the LAN in the form of "net send spam" and for the security
implications it had.

Galen,

Thanks for your reply.  Your link at the bottom of your reply told me all
about the "Net Send" function.  It told me about the syntax and the format
and the way the commands need typed.  However, nowhere in there did it tell
me where to access this "Net Send" capability in Windows XP.  Where do I find
this at?  Do I open up an MS-DOS window and type these commands?  Do I open
up an email client and type it in there?  Do I open up Microsoft Word and
type it in there?  Where do I find this at in XP?

M Ridzon

I believe they were trying to tell you DON'T DO IT BECAUSE IT IS A SECURITY
PROBLEM.  If you REALLY WANT TO IGNORE THEIR ADVICE, there is a service that
comes with Windows XP called "Messenger".  This is not the Windows Messenger
program that your may be thinking of, it is a SERVICE.  To start it, go to
Start|Control Panel|Administrative Services|Services Right Click on Messenger
and click properties and reenable it to start the service.  It must be
running on the other computer as well and it probably ISN'T BECAUSE IT IS A
SECURITY RISK.  If it is running already, you can then send messages from one
terminal to another.  And OH YEAH YOU WILL BE SPAMMED TO DEATH BY PEOPLE
EXPLOITING THIS SECURITY HOLE IN YOUR SYSTEM!  Hope this helps.

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PROPERLY ensure you have a well configured firewall to disallow the function
from non-private addresses. Then it goes into a command prompt. You will, as
has been mentioned, need to enable the service.

Mark, Galen,

I appreciate your warnings about the security breaches.  I likely will keep
the feature disabled.  However, my curiousity wants to know how it works. 
When I went into the Services and enabled Messenger and started it, no
command prompt came up to type in a message to my co-worker.  How do I
activate the command prompt to begin typing a message to my co-workers
computer of which, I also enabled the feature on their computer also.  I
don't know how to make it work now that I enabled it.  Do I have to restart
the computer or something? 

Thanks,
M Ridzon

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It may already be blocked by system administrator settings or software via a
firewall or other security application.

Galen,

Though I'm not super, super computer-savvy, I've been deemed the "system
administrator," "IT guy," "computer repair guy," etc. at my place of
employment because I'm more familiar with the network and the computers there
than anybody else.  Therefore, there is nobody above me that would be
imposing firewalls or security measures to prohibit the feature from
operating.  That said, I know for sure that each computer terminal has
anti-virus, adware, and spyware programs installed and operating.  There are
no other security measures in place.  Do I need to de-activate my anti-virus
software, Windows firewall, Spyware, and Adware programs to get it to work? 
I don't even know what is supposed to take place when the messenger is
operating properly?  What is supposed to happen when I enable the messenger
feature and start it?  Is a command prompt supposed to automatically pop up
on the screen?  Do I have to restart my computer first?  What takes place
when it's operating freely and completely enabled?  What makes it come up so
that I can type a message to another terminal?

M Ridzon

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Do I need to de-activate my anti-virus software, Windows
It /may/ be blocked by the Windows firewall - I don't know to be honest. I'd
not disable it just for that. There are better solutions.

I don't
Not much, you send a message via the command prompt. They don't get to
respond via any automated interface with a GUI or anything.

What is supposed to happen when I enable the
It is supposed to stay started in the services list and not throw errors.

Is a command prompt supposed to
No, you have to press Start > Run > type "cmd" without the quotes > press
Enter first.

Do I have to restart my computer
You shouldn't have to - just starting the service should do it.

What takes place when it's operating freely and completely
You do the above, send the message, up pops a silly little gray box on their
screen with your message. They click "Okay" and it goes away and generally
get angry at being bugged by something they can't reply to. In the old days
it was used to send messages down to warn of impending reboots or the likes
more often then anything else (except when someone would use it to bug
people - that was always fun) and that was about it.

What makes it come up so that I can type a message to
See the above.

Another option would be a simple LAN chatting application.

You /might/ find something here easier to deal with and more productive:

http://www.snapfiles.com/Freeware/network/fwnetworkmessage.html

Of all of those I'm pretty comfortable recommending InterChat to people.

Galen,

Thanks!  The one sentence you typed, "No, you have to press Start > Run >
type "cmd" without the quotes > press> Enter first." was what I was trying to
figure out the whole time.  I didn't know how to activate it.  Thank you.  I
now got it up and running and know how to operate it.  I will take heed of
your warnings with security issues and therefore, I will most likely leave it
turned off. 

Thanks,
M Ridzon

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Show quoteHide quoteAh, not a problem. Glad you got it sorted. In its day it wasn't too bad but,
frankly, today there are better solutions at low or no-cost that don't
entail the problems found with the messenger service. It was a good idea -
until it was abused... *sighs* Like so many other things were/are.

Files and Printer sharing should be added to the Exclusion list in the
firewall at your and target computer.

http://www.lantalk.net/net-send-command/

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