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Is there any way in a Windows Network to send messages between PC's (WIN98 & WIN2000) without using email or Exchange?

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by bapster

I remember with Windows 95 you could use a product called Microsoft Mail. You could set up a PEER/PEER email system and you would designate ONE machine to be the SERVER. On this server you would create post office or users ids and passwords for allthe people/users that would have mail accounts. This was referred to as a WORKGROUP POSTOFFICE. I am not sure if this still exists in Win98 and Win2K. You may do a search on "Microsoft Mail" and Workgroup PostOffice" at microsofts web site on their knowledgebase.

Technically you still have to use an EMAIL CLIENT i.e. microsoft outlook or outlook express to access this, but you don't need web access (or asn ISP) to make email work with this. All you need is at least 2 computers network together.

Good Luck!.

I hope this helped you !'

Bapster.

I have used this and it WORKS FINE!!

Good Luck!

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