[WinMac] MacXPop (was Re: [WinMac] [ANN] Ascending Technologies announces "7 Quick'n'Go")

From: Zachary Mutrux (zmutrux[at]compumentor.org)
Date: Mon May 03 2004 - 12:11:13 EDT

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I'd forgotten I was even on this list! I guess people don't have
cross-platform problems now that Mac OS X has been around for a while. ;-)

Here's a tidbit I thought I'd share. In the past I have administered
several small, mixed networks. Usually Mac OS X and Windows 2000. One of
the features in Windows that I use regularly as a system administrator
is the much-reviled Windows Messenger service (net send, winpopup).
Although it has been abused by spammers it remains a handy messaging
tool for system administrators on private networks.

For example, let's say I want to send a quick message to all the users
on the network that the file server is going down for maintenance at
5:00 PM sharp. Windows Messenger lets me do that, but the message won't
reach the Mac users, because although Samba on Mac OS X is capable of
receiving such messages, there is no way for them to be displayed.

I posted to the Mac Managers list asking for help and I was pointed to
MacXPop, a free program that allows Mac OS X to display these messages.
Installation requires some manual steps, but it works.

http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/13684

Just thought I'd share. Have a great day, folks.

Yours,

Zac

- --
Zachary Mutrux
CompuMentor

When in darkness or in doubt, Run in circles, scream and shout.

Steve Abrahamson wrote:
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
|
| ASCENDING TECHNOLOGIES INTRODUCES THE "7 QUICK'N'GO" PROMOTION SPECIAL
| DEVELOPMENT OFFER

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