User's Guide for MS-DOS Clients

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Enhanced Reference
Command and Utility Summary
Net Start Messenger
Purpose
The net start messenger command starts the Messenger service.
Syntax
net start messenger [options]
where
options are as follows:
/logfile:path | device
Assigns a path for the message log file. You can also specify a device, such as
LPT1: (to print messages as they arrive) or NUL: (to have no log file at all). The
default path for the message log file is LANMAN.DOS\LOGS
\MESSAGES.LOG.
/nummsgnames:number
Sets the allowable number of message aliases for a workstation. The range is
from 1 to 10 aliases; the default is 2.
/sizmessbuf:bytes
Sets the size, in bytes, of the message buffer, limiting the size of messages a
workstation can receive. The range is from 128 through 8192 bytes; the default is
256.
To display a list of services that are running at a workstation, type net
start without options.
Comments
The Messenger service must be started for a workstation to receive
messages. By default, LAN Manager Enhanced is configured to start the
Messenger service when the Workstation service is started.
Do not run the Messenger service on workstations running Norton
Commander 3.0. If messages are received at such a workstation, the
computer will halt or reboot itself.