ms dos

[zmcg]

i am haveing trouble with the ms dos net send comand. dose a computer have to be in your network or server you are useing to recieve the message or can it go to anny computer that you have the ip of? do they have to enable the messanger service and if so how do they do it?

[Jenna Hall]

You can send messages to computers in your network or in a domain that you specify. I don't know about IP addresses.
 
The computers that you send messages to must have the Messenger service running. You can turn on the Messenger service in the Services panel.

Here's the wikipedia page that will give you more explicit directions: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messenger_service.

Windows Vista and Server 2008 do not support Net Send. There are also sometimes problems with Windows XP SP 2.

[zmcg]

you can do ip adresses aparrently. i will just have to tell the person what to do or a batch file th do it for them . i have no idea why i learned to program batch files but its prety cool. i am makeing an instant messager for my friends. but they will need instruction unless the batch file can open the service manager and activate messanger for them. but i have no idea.

[zmcg]

annyways it looks like this topic how to use a computer is prety lonely. im not shure im off topic but along time ago dos was the only way to use a computer so i supose its on the right topic

[Jenna Hall]

I'm a fan of DOS myself, so don't worry.

If you want to write an instant messenger for your friend, you should program it in C++ or another language like that. You can't use Net Send to communicate back and forth; as far as I know it just sends a message out to certain users or computers. It's like sending out a memo; there's no two-way communication afaik.

I think you could even find some 3rd party or open source library that will help you write an instant messenger. I'm assuming here that by "instant messenger" you mean chatting like Skype, Windows Messenger, and the like.

I would be curious to know how you'd write an instant messenger client like that. If and when you find out how, it'd be great if you'd post it back here.

Thanks. Happy Coding --
Jenna

[zmcg]

my wording may confuse you. but it should be able to send messages to people. i realy dont know what to call it. but c++ will be interesting to try latter. i am currently in the process of learning it. but i am useing the book and no computer beacause i cant use c++ yet.

[zmcg]

will i need a server for a c++ IM? i dont know anny c++ but i am geting familliar with things like cout endl and include statements. once i get started i hope i will eventualy make a c++ version of the messenger. altho the messenger dosent work (as far as i know) i never got to test it on 2 computers that could enable messenger service.

[Jenna Hall]

Yes, you'll need a server to do an IM, but one of your computers can act as the server and client at the same time.

About the Messenger services problem: what is the operating system of each of your machines?