posting meassage throughout network software

jamoor

jamoor

jamoor

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is there a software that will alert every user on our network with a message every 5 minutes between 8:30-9?

i have a server running SB server with 4 users.

thanks:)
 
How about just using the Task Scheduler in Windows to send a message via the Messenger service?

Syntax
net send {name | * | /domain[:name] | /users} message

Parameters
name : Specifies the user name, computer name, or messaging name to which you want to send the message. If the information that you supply contains spaces, use quotation marks around the text (for example, "Computer Name"). Long user names might cause problems when you use them as NetBIOS names. NetBIOS names are limited to 16 characters, and the sixteenth character is reserved.

* : Sends the message to all the names in your domain or workgroup.

/domain:name : Sends the message to all the names in the computer's domain. You can specify name to send the message to all the names in the specified domain or workgroup.

/users : Sends the message to all users connected to the server.

message : Required. Specifies the text of the message.

net help command : Displays help for the specified net command.
 
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Remember with XP SP2 this was disabled in the services background so this would need to be enabled.
 
Right click 'My Computer' > 'Manage' > 'Services and Applications' > 'Services' > 'Messenger Service'

Although, as you're going to be doing this with a few machines, if the start up type is manual, you can use 'net start messenger' in Command Prompt.
 
doesnt seem to work, I have enabled it on a server and a client, but it just doesnt send the message, I can send it to myself on a client machine though, any ideas?
 
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