SEND

Purpose

Use at a workstation or the server console to

Send messages to users attached to the server

Set a workstation to receive all messages, only system messages, or no messages

View the current broadcast mode at the client

Poll for messages

Send a message to all users logged in or attached to the NetWare server, or to a list of users or connection numbers
NOTE: The console command SEND has the same functionality as the BROADCAST command from previous versions of NetWare. The BROADCAST command is also available in NetWare 4.
You can also use MONITOR.NLM to send messages to workstations. See Sending a Message Using MONITOR in Supervising the Network .

Syntax

At the Server Console

SEND message [[TO] username |connection number ] [[AND|,] username |connection number ]

NOTE: Unlike the client SEND command, groupname is not a valid parameter at the server.

Parameter	Use to
message	Specify the message (up to 55 characters) you want to send. Note: Quotation marks around the message are not required if you send the message to all users.
username	Specify the users you want to send the message to. To send to all users, don't include any usernames or connection numbers. Separate users with a comma, a space, or and . Depending on the connection type, you need to specify either the user's complete name (for example, BOB.SALES.NOVELL), or the user's name (For example, BOB). Use the user name as it appears in Connection Information in MONITOR.
connection number	Specify the number of the station you want to send the message to. Separate connection numbers with a comma, a space, or and . To determine the connection number, find the corresponding connection number next to the user's name in Connection Information in MONITOR.

Parameter

Use to

message

Specify the message (up to 55 characters) you want to send.

Note: Quotation marks around the message are not required if you send the message to all users.

username

Specify the users you want to send the message to.

To send to all users, don't include any usernames or connection numbers.

Separate users with a comma, a space, or and .

Depending on the connection type, you need to specify either the user's complete name (for example, BOB.SALES.NOVELL), or the user's name (For example, BOB).

Use the user name as it appears in Connection Information in MONITOR.

connection number

Specify the number of the station you want to send the message to.

Separate connection numbers with a comma, a space, or and .

To determine the connection number, find the corresponding connection number next to the user's name in Connection Information in MONITOR.

At a Workstation

Workstations on NDS Servers (NetWare 4)

SEND [message [TO] [username | groupname | servername ]] [/options ...] [/? | /VER]

Parameter	Use to
message	Specify the message you want to send.
username , groupname , or servername	Specify the recipient of the message. Separate multiple names with a comma, a space, or and.
/option	Replace option with any available option. See SEND Options.
/?	View online help. All other parameters are ignored when /? is used.

SEND Options

Option	Use to
/A=A or /A	Accept all messages.
/A=C	Accept messages only from the server console.
/A=N	Accept no messages.
/A=P	Stores the last message sent until you poll to receive it.
/P	Poll the server for the last stored message.
/S	Show the current broadcast mode.
/B	Send across a bindery connection when logged in to NDS.

Workstations on Bindery Servers (NetWare 2 and 3)

SEND message [TO] [servername / [username | groupname | station number ]] [servername / [/option ...]] [/? | /VER]

Parameter	Use to
message	Specify the message you want to send.
servername	Specify the server the user is logged in to. If no server is specified, the message is sent to the server your current drive is mapped to.
username or groupname	Specify the recipient of the message. Separate multiple names with a comma, a space, or and .
station number	Specify a workstation connection number. Separate multiple numbers with a comma, a space, or and .
/option	Specify any available option. See Options for Workstations on Bindery Servers.
/?	View online help.
/VER	View the version number of the utility and the list of files it uses to execute.

Options for Workstations on Bindery Servers

Option	Use this option to
EVERYONE	Sends message to members of the group EVERYONE.
CONSOLE	Sends message to the server console.
/B	Allows bindery syntax from an NDS connection.

Using SEND

All users except the following receive messages:

Those who used SEND at the workstation with the Accept None option.

Those logged in using ACS or NACS.

Those logged in on remote workstations.

Those using some graphics applications.

Those who are attached to the server but not logged in.

Messages don't interfere with a workstation's display; however, the user can't make entries on the screen until messages are cleared.

Examples

Workstation Examples

To send the message Time for the meeting to Bob, Sue, and Jeff, type

SEND TIME FOR THE MEETING BOB, SUE, JEFF

To send the message Time for the meeting to Bob, using a complete name, type
SEND TIME FOR THE MEETING .BOB.NOVELL

To send the message Time for the meeting to KELLEY on bindery server FRIENDLY (if you are logged in to NDS), type
SEND TIME FOR THE MEETING FRIENDLY/KELLEY /B

(If you are not logged in to NDS, you don't need to use /B.)

To set your workstation to receive only console or system messages, type
SEND /A=C

To clear a message from a workstation and resume work, type
<Ctrl>+<Enter>

Server Examples

To send the message The server is going down to all users logged in or attached to the server, type

SEND THE SERVER IS GOING DOWN

To send The server is going down to user ANDREA, type

SEND THE SERVER IS GOING DOWN ANDREA

To send Log out please to user ANDREA, using the complete name, type

SEND LOG OUT PLEASE ANDREA.SALES.NOVELL

To send Paychecks are here! to connection 1 (from a bindery connection), type

Paychecks are here! 1

To send Meeting time to users ANDREA, BRYAN, and MICHAEL and to stations 1 and 4, type

SEND MEETING TIME TO ANDREA, BRYAN, MICHAEL, 1, 4

Additional Information

Topic	See
Using SEND to send a message from the console	Sending Console Messages to Workstations in Supervising the Network .
Bindery-based server	Bindery in Concepts .
Stopping message displays	Sending Console Messages to Workstations in Supervising the Network .
Using MONITOR.NLM to send a message to a workstation	Sending a Message Using MONITOR in Supervising the Network .