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by vinaysm

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Hi All,
After sending the netsend, receiver gets the message as
"MESSAGE FROM 'sender's m/c name".
Can I change this FROM name temporarily?
By "net name NEWNAME" u can add a new name. But how to make "NEWNAME" as the default so that people who get the mesg from me will get it as
"MESSAGE FROM NEWNAME ...mesg..."

Thanks in advance...

Cheers,
Vinay

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by lusu

Hi,

I think you make a confusion: NET NAME displays or alters the names accepting messages at the computer. Therefore if you add XXX with net name /add XXX you will accept messages sent with net send XXX .

So, this fuction is for receiving only, not for sending. In order to send a message using a different "sender", you have to use a tool that is able to send the message directly and not via NetBIOS (which can trick the receiver).

Lusu.

by ckarbach

Hi Vinay,

Lusu's right. You can't change the senders name because it is your NetBiosname of your machine.

best regards

chris

by juandemarco

you have to change your netbios name, reboot your mash, logon as the local admin, send the message, chage it back, reboot again, and log back on. Unfortunitly, the netbios name is loaded dynamicly so no reg hacks will help you. There is a way to mask your name, but you will need to be a programer and write your own net send command. I had a friend do this for me, but I've lost the program. Hope this helps- Juan De Marco

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