NetWare workstation utilities

SEND

Send messages, configure system for message reception, poll for messages and view broadcast mode.

Syopsis

For NetWare Directory Services (NDS):

SEND ["message" [TO] [username | groupname | servername]] [/A=[A | N | C | P]] [/P] [/S] [/? | /VER]

For bindery (NetWare 3 and 2):

SEND "message" [TO] [servername/ [username | groupname | station_number]] [servername/ [CONSOLE | EVERYONE]] [/B]

Description

Use SEND at a workstation to:

send messages
set your machine to receive all messages, only system messages, or no messages, or to poll for messages
poll for messages
view broadcast mode

Options

message: Type in the message you want to send.
servername,
groupname,
username: Specify the recipient of the message.
station_number: Specify the connection number used by the server to identify the workstation.
/?: View online help. (Other parameters are ignored.)
/VER: View the version number of the utility and the files it uses to execute. (Other parameters are ignored.)
/A=A or /A: Set your workstation to accept all messages.
/A=C: Set your workstation to accept messages only from the server.
/A=N: Set your workstation to accept no messages.
/A=P: Set your workstation to poll. The server stores the last message sent until you poll to receive it.
/P: Poll the server for the last stored message.
/S: Display the current broadcast mode.
EVERYONE: Set your workstation to accept all messages.
CONSOLE: Set your workstation to accept messages only from the server.
/B: Display the server as a bindery server.

Usage

If no user or connection number is specified, the message is sent to all attached users.

Separate multiple users or connection numbers with a comma, a space, or ``and''.

All users except the following receive messages:

users who have used SEND with the Accept None (A=N) option
those logged in using ACS or NACS
those logged in on remote workstations
those using some graphics applications

Messages do not interfere with the workstation's screen display; however, the user cannot make entries on the screen until messages are cleared.

Examples

To send the message ``Meeting time'' to users Bob, Sue, and Jeff, type:

SEND ``MEETING TIME'' BOB, SUE, JEFF
To send the message ``Meeting time'' to Bob using a complete name, type:

SEND ``MEETING TIME'' .CN=BOB.O=MARKETING
To send the message ``Meeting time'' to KELLEY on bindery server FRIENDLY, type:

SEND ``MEETING TIME'' FRIENDLY/KELLEY /B
To set your workstation to receive only console or system messages, type:

SEND /A=C