LAN message

Sandycheeks · 14 Jul 2014 at 09:10

Can anyone recommend a free LAN messaging service for windows 7.
I would like to be able to send a message to multiple computers on our local network (there's only 10 of us).
Can the message stay open until the recipient interacts with it and maybe the sender gets an notification that the recipient has read the message.

I would prefer free but will consider anything really as long as it does the job.

snips86x · 14 Jul 2014 at 09:14

Spark, MS Lync, Steam?!

leigh_boy · 14 Jul 2014 at 09:14

we used to use spark. its free

Sandycheeks · 14 Jul 2014 at 09:42

snips86x said:
Spark, MS Lync, Steam?!

leigh_boy said:
we used to use spark. its free

This ?

How simple is it to set up ? (I'm pretty simple)

snips86x · 14 Jul 2014 at 09:43

You'll need to setup a Spark Server on a machine somewhere, but once you've configured it, connecting using clients is dead easy.

What about TeamSpeak?

Sandycheeks · 14 Jul 2014 at 09:48

Sorry, forgot to add, this is for business purposes NOT gaming etc...although I can see how a lot of these cross over.

Furyus · 14 Jul 2014 at 09:50

Microsoft Communicator is also a decent one.

snips86x · 14 Jul 2014 at 09:51

Sandycheeks said:
Sorry, forgot to add, this is for business purposes NOT gaming etc...

oh...haha, sorry didnt realise.

I've used Spark and its good and all, but I feel MS Lync is far superiour. You can get a trial too - http://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/business/products/lync-2013

Sandycheeks · 14 Jul 2014 at 09:56

I'm thinking maybe skype is an option, at least then any messages will appear on our hand-held devices whilst out of the office.

Furyus · 14 Jul 2014 at 09:58

Sandycheeks said:
I'm thinking maybe skype is an option, at least then any messages will appear on our hand-held devices whilst out of the office.

And it's free! make sure your company mobiles have unlimited data ?

ubersonic · 14 Jul 2014 at 09:59

Winpopup, Netsend.exe, Windows Messenger.

Gaz1988 · 14 Jul 2014 at 12:38

email?

Sandycheeks · 14 Jul 2014 at 14:20

I would love to be able to use sticky notes in this way.
I use them on my pc as prompts / reminders etc...
It would be ideal if I could send a sticky note to another pc on our local network.

meandu229 · 14 Jul 2014 at 14:27

Skype is good, and useful for going back and checking messages. We use it at work a lot to pass bits and pieces around even when we are talking face to face we will often put solutions/snippets in skype so we can look back at it in months.

neodude · 14 Jul 2014 at 18:04

Netsend would work. Is it still included as part of WIN7? I haven't used it since XP.

Mantaray · 3 Oct 2014 at 01:25

waht about a jabber server like openfire and use spark client ..... also there is phone apps for it

Mantaray · 17 Dec 2014 at 17:06

bigant massager free for 10 users looks like msn message or msn live

client and server files

Demon · 18 Dec 2014 at 22:55

We use Atlassian's Hipchat, it's free (unless you want voice/video/desktop sharing).. And it's got a nice iOS/Android App..

It is hosted though, but we use it for communications on-site and between sites, and it seems to be accepted by everyone as it's so light weight..