Could someone tell me how do you go about using NET SEND
at the command prompt. I've tried a couple of times but
not quite understanding the syntax in which it has to be
inputted.
Meaning,.... From computer A to computer B - what
exactly needs to be typed in, in order for the message to
make it to computer B. I would dare to assume also, that
if the remote computer is in a different domain or
workgroup, that would have to be included in the text as
well. ??

THANX N ADVANCE. The Rookie/Wayne B.

Hi

Hope this is useful.

NET SEND {name | * | /DOMAIN[:name] | /USERS} message
Sends messages to other users, computers, or messaging names on the
network. The Messenger service must be running to receive messages.

You can send a message only to an name that is active on the network. If
the message is sent to a username, that user must be logged on and running
the Messenger service to receive the message.

name Is the username, computername, or messaging name to send the message
to. If the name is a computername that contains blank characters, enclose
the alias in quotation marks (" ").
* Sends the message to all the names in your group.
/DOMAIN[:name] Sends the message to all the names in the workstation
domain. If name is specified, the message is sent to all the names in the
specified domain or workgroup.
/USERS Sends the message to all users connected to the server.
message Is text to be sent as a message.

Shilpa Sinha
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Wayne B. wrote:
> Could someone tell me how do you go about using NET SEND
> at the command prompt. I've tried a couple of times but
> not quite understanding the syntax in which it has to be
> inputted.
> Meaning,.... From computer A to computer B - what
> exactly needs to be typed in, in order for the message to
> make it to computer B. I would dare to assume also, that
> if the remote computer is in a different domain or
> workgroup, that would have to be included in the text as
> well. ??
>
> THANX N ADVANCE. The Rookie/Wayne B.

the syntax would be

net send "message you wish to type" /DOMAIN:mydomain \\computername or
ip address

However the messenger service must be running on the PC.