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- DR SEND is a convenient utility for Novell Netware that can
- be used instead of the Novell SEND command to broadcast one-line
- messages to other users.
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- Running DR SEND displays a list of the users currently logged
- in, and lets you scroll to and toggle the users you want to send
- a message to. It also allows searching by name. Just type the
- first few letters of the name and the cursor will jump to the
- closest match. Press the spacebar to tag the highlighted name.
- Once you have tagged all the recipients, press <Enter> and type
- your one-line message. The maximum message length will be
- indicated by the highlighted entry box, and you are not permitted
- to enter a longer message than will fit. The length of the
- allowed message changes according to the length of your login ID,
- as that is included with the message sent. Try sending yourself
- a message and you will get the idea. When you finish typing the
- message, press <Enter> and it will be sent to all tagged users.
- Pressing <Esc> instead aborts the message send and returns you to
- tag mode.
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- After sending the message you will see a response from
- NetWare saying whether the message was actually sent or not.
- Reasons a message may not be sent are:
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- 1) The user has run CASTOFF which prevents him from
- receiving messages, often done when running communications or
- other time-sensitive programs.
- 2) The user has logged out between the time you ran DR SEND
- and sent the message.
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- You can't do much about the first case, but to keep the
- second case from happening, use <F9> to refresh the list of users
- that are logged in. Note that this should be done before you tag
- any recipients, as all tags are cleared when refreshing. So that
- makes <F9> a quick way to clear all tags.
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- DR SEND requires very little memory and disk space, and can
- be placed in the \PUBLIC directory on the network (or any
- directory in the search path), or on a local drive. If placed on
- the network it should be flagged shareable, read-only.
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- Users are listed and sorted by login ID, making DR SEND a
- convenient way to see who is in the office. As well, it shows
- the number of connections in use (giving some indication of the
- load on the network), the login date and time of the users, and
- the current date and time.
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- DR SEND has been tested with NetWare 2.15 and 3.11, and runs
- well under Windows 3.0 and 3.1. It currently supports a maximum
- of 200 users. An icon and has been included for Windows use.
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- Upon registration your name (and/or company name) will
- appear on the main screen. Registered users will receive the
- latest version of DR SEND on disk, and will automatically receive
- the next major upgrade as it becomes available. After that,
- upgrades are still free but must be requested by mail. Each site
- license is valid for one LAN installation.
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- To register DR SEND please print out and complete the file
- ORDER.FRM and mail it to the address above. If you have any
- ideas for enhancements, or experience any problems, please feel
- free to write to the same address.
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