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I want to send the message from a linux server to users sitting at windows machines Phil At 01:51 PM 11/10/99 -0500, Niall Kavanagh wrote: >For Linux or Windows? For windows use "net send * "message goes here". >For Linux see "man wall". Use the wall command, type your message, and then >hit CTRL-D on an empty line. > >Niall > >-----Original Message----- >From: Phil Buckley [mailto:phil at 1918.com] >Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 1999 1:19 PM >To: discuss at Blu.Org >Subject: Broadcasting over a network > > >At a previous job, the MIS department would sometimes send out a broadcast >message that would pop up as a dialog box on the windows machines. You >know, something like "Server will be going down in 5 minutes". > >I would like to do that at my small company but have no idea about how to >start. Is there something that needs to be installed on the client side? I >don't even really know what howto to look at for guidance. > >Any pointers?? > >Phil > > >Phil Buckley >"fiel pero desdichado" >Info Insomniax Inc. >phil at infoinsomniax.com >978-283-5748 >- >Subcription/unsubscription/info requests: send e-mail with >"subscribe", "unsubscribe", or "info" on the first line of the >message body to discuss-request at blu.org (Subject line is ignored). > Phil Buckley "fiel pero desdichado" Info Insomniax Inc. phil at infoinsomniax.com 978-283-5748 - Subcription/unsubscription/info requests: send e-mail with "subscribe", "unsubscribe", or "info" on the first line of the message body to discuss-request at blu.org (Subject line is ignored).
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