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Date:      Tue, 11 Aug 1998 21:06:58 +0200
From:      Johann Visagie <wjv@cityip.co.za>
To:        "Susan R. O'Brien" <srobrien@mss.lucent.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Issuing the Windows NT "net" command from FreeBSD
Message-ID:  <19980811210658.A28275@cityip.co.za>
In-Reply-To: <35D086FC.5B138081@mss.lucent.com>; from Susan R. O'Brien on Tue, Aug 11, 1998 at 02:01:32PM -0400
References:  <35D086FC.5B138081@mss.lucent.com>

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On Tue, 11 Aug 1998 at 14:01 SAT, Susan R. O'Brien wrote:
>
> I would like to use the Windows NT "net send" command to popup a dialog
> box on any user's terminal on the network.
> 
> Is there a comparable command in FreeBSD?  If not, is there an easy way
> I can issue this command from a C program?  It would be nice if I didn't
> have to use sockets.

Fortunately, there's a much simpler way!

Firt, install Samba (it's in the ports).  Then look at the smbclient command
(read its man page, if you wish).  Specifically, it has a -M flag which can
be used to send winpopup messages.

-- V

Johann Visagie | Email: wjv@CityIP.co.za | Tel: +27 21 419-7878

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