net send advertising?

[nath]

I just received a net send:

'Message from NEWS FLASH to (my ip) on 8/20/2002 7:16:07PM

Introducing PORGUS.com Your no. 1 source for Ring Tones, Logos, Celebrity Voicemail and Phone Pranks'

I know I can turn off the messenger service, but fucking hell.. I've never had junk mail like that before... has anyone else?

Plus, the annoying thing is that I can't get the ip of the sender, as of course NEWS FLASH wont resolve anything..

(Oh and my wireless network card is unplugged, so it's not my mate having a laugh)

 

[dysfunction]

What are you talking about?

E-mail?? Mob Txt messages?? PM's?? ICQ messages??

 

[nath]

You know, win2k/nt/xp. In a command promt if you type net send xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx blahblah, assuming the recipient has 2k/nt/xp they'll get that message (if the service is turned on). ->

 

[Sar]

Nath!: Grom Sighting

!

 

[Miles_Binck]

lol, first thing I do after XP install is turn off the Messenger service.

BTW, you might wanna hide that IP address

 

[old.Jas]

Can you do that to any Windows box with an IP? I thought you had to be on the same network or summit.

 

[dysfunction]

Originally posted by nath
You know, win2k/nt/xp. In a command promt if you type net send xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx blahblah, assuming the recipient has 2k/nt/xp they'll get that message (if the service is turned on). ->

Well, well, well...you learn new things all the time!







/in my case its nearly every minute cos I keep forgetting again!

 

[GDW]

Originally posted by nath
I just received a net send:

'Message from NEWS FLASH to (my ip) on 8/20/2002 7:16:07PM

Introducing PORGUS.com Your no. 1 source for Ring Tones

I digress I know but arent 'ring tones' polite speak for farts?

 

[nath]

Apparently you can do it to anyone.

And yes, in hind-sight that probably would have been a good idea, Miles. Can't be arsed to sort it now, I can always reconnect/turn off messenger service if people start fucking about.


p.s. fuck off sar/jas

 

[Sar]

Lol

 

[old.Jas]

Busted!

 

[nath]

So going back to the point, I assume no one has had this before?

 

[Furr]

Nope, but i have known of it, its sort of a win 2000/Xp version of Winpopup

 

[old.Jas]

Only when I'm on the same network as someone.

Netware had a great msg system at college - from one machine you could spam every machine on the Exeter College and Exeter University network. You had to run afterwards though - admins soon hunted the machine down

 

[Miles_Binck]

fair enough, i was just warning you.

Dont hold any of us responsible when your PC starts playing those Patsy Cline songs you forgot about all on its own

 

[Furr]

you can do that with net send!

net send * INSERT_MESSAGE_HERE

sends message to all pc's with win 2000/xp in that WG

 

[nath]

Furofknight, I know what the net send thing is, I mean has anyone had this sorta junk mail before.. I guess not though.

 

[Wij]

got one today - how do i disable them ?

 

[]SK[]

Net send over the net always fails on me. Even if the host has it switched on.

 

[nath]

Wij, go to services, find the service 'Messenger', turn off. Also stop it from auto starting. It's all in services, dead easy.

 

[dysfunction]

Originally posted by nath
Wij, go to services, find the service 'Messenger', turn off. Also stop it from auto starting. It's all in services, dead easy.

Where do you find the "Services"?

 

[]SK[]

Start>Ctrl Panel> Admin Tools

 

[Furr]

admin tools in control panel. if you have Xp or 2000

//edit damn you beat me

 

[]SK[]

0wned

 

[Furr]

Bastard

 

[dysfunction]

Nothing about "Messenger" in my Admin Tools services in Win XP

 

[Furr]

Control panel (classic view) --> Admin tool --> Services --> *look for 'messenger'

 

[dysfunction]

Originally posted by furofknight
Control panel (classic view) --> Admin tool --> Services --> *look for 'messenger'

I have services open but there is no reference to Messenger...

 

[FatBusinessman]

Re: Re: net send advertising?

Originally posted by Grandadwrinkle
I digress I know but arent 'ring tones' polite speak for farts?

 

[Furr]

Originally posted by dysfunction


I have services open but there is no reference to Messenger...

???????

maybe you just dont have it installed!