Ref: 99960004
Title: 3+ 1.3.1 User's Release Notes version 1.3.1 #3370-01
Date: 05-23-88

Copyright 3Com Corporation, 1991.  All rights reserved.


3+ 1.3.1 User's Release Notes

3+ Version 1.3.1

Part Number  3370-01

6/88

This release note contains the following user information:

.BR;Name Conflict Detected
.BR;The New SENDMSG Command

Name Conflict Detected

To minimize phone charges, NetBIOS defers phone dialing until the
latest possible time.  Unless a NetBIOS application requires a
specific workstation name, leave the SETNAME parameters in the
AUTOEXEC.BAT file as $$3COM$$.  Otherwise, when the deferr
ed phone connection is finally attempted, NetBIOS may display a Name
conflict detected message.

SETNAME normally requires access to the Locator when the workstation
boots.  3Com uses a proprietary form of the ADD NAME command that does
not access the Locator (and thereby checks for the uniqueness of the
workstation's name) until some other access is required.  This ensures
that 3+Remote users do not incur phone charges by just starting up
their machines.  The message Name conflict detected may be displayed
if the name specified by SETNAME is not unique.  To avoid this
problem, make sure your local or remote workstation has a unique name
by always using the default $$3COM$$ name (which uses the network
adapter address as the station name).

The New SENDMSG Command

SENDMSG
Sends messages from user to user.

.BR;Format
.BR;SENDMSG

.BR;Parameters
.BR;None

.BR;Remarks
.BR;The SENDMSG command allows you to send messages to other users on the
network.  When you send a message with SENDMSG, the message is
instantly displayed on the recipient's screen, regardless of the
application program the recipient is running.

When you enter the SENDMSG command at any DOS prompt, the message form
is displayed.


NOTE:  If your form contains two destination fields, Broadcast
Destination and Directed Destination, you are a user with Network
Administrator capability.  An Administrator's message form is slightly
different than a user's form.  Refer to the 3+Share Administrator's
Guide for instructions.

The fields are explained below:

Default Domain:  Contains the name of your default domain.  This field
cannot be changed.  If you intend to send a message to someone who is
not a part of your default domain, you need to enter the correct
domain in the destination field.

Default Organization:  Contains the name of your default organization
This field cannot be changed.  As with the default domain, you need
to enter the correct organization in the destination field if you
intend to send the message to someone who is
not a part of your default organization.

Priority Level:  Sets the priority level of the message.  The value
can be from 0 to 9 with 0 the highest priority.  Priority levels 0
through 2 are typically reserved for use by the Network Administrator.
Only network administrators can assign a priority level of 0 to a
message.

Users can use the priority level to ignore or mask out messages from
other users and the network administrator.  For example, a user can
configure the netstation to ignore messages with priority levels of 3
to 9 and display only those with a priority of 0 through 2.  This
prevents the user from being interrupted by unnecessary messages.
(For complete details on message priorities, see your network
administrator.)

Message Destination:  You enter in this field the destination of your
message.  The destination is the name of a user, group, or domain.
For example, to send a message to user John Smith you enter:

John Smith

If the user is not a member of your default domain or organization,
this information must be entered along with the name.  (Your default
domain and organization are displayed at the top of the form.)  For
example, to send a message to user John Smith
in the Sales domain, enter:

John Smith:Sales

To send a message to all the users of a domain, enter the name of the
domain preceded by an asterisk (*).  For example, entering the
following command in the Directed Destination field sends your message
to all users in the Sales domain.

*:Sales

You can also send your message to all the members of a group, such as
a mail group.  This entry in the Message Destination field distributes
your message to everyone in the group docstaff in the Sales domain.

docstaff:sales

Message Field:  This is the field where you enter your message.  A
message can be up to two lines, with 74 characters per line.  Special
characters (for example, %, +, =) are allowed.

.BR;Receiving a Message
.BR;When you receive a message from another user, it looks like this on
your screen:

You clear the message from the screen by typing C for clear.   The
message disappears and you can resume work.  You cannot continue with
your work until the message is cleared from the screen.

You can also clear the message but keep it in the computer's memory,
possibly to recall it later, with the [Esc] key.  When you press
[Esc], the message disappears but remains in memory.  To recall the
message, you press the hot key, which is a combination of three keys.
The default hot key combination is [Alt]+[Left Shift]+[R].

You can adjust two features of the message program when a message is
on the screen.  The first is the netstation beep.  If you do not want
your netstation to beep every time a message arrives, type the letter
B.  This toggles the netstation beep on and off.  If you turn it off,
the netstation will not beep.  This continues until you either turn
off or reset your netstation, at which time the beep is turned on
again.  If you want to permanently turn off the beep, refer to the 3+
Administrator Guide.

The second feature is referred to as the AUTO feature.  When AUTO is
turned on, a message from another user automatically appears on your
screen.  This is the default.  If you turn the feature off by typing
the letter A, a received message remains hidden until you display it
with the hot key.  As with the netstation beep, this continues until
you turn off or reset your netstation, at which time the AUTO feature
is turned on again.  We do not recommend that you turn off both the
netstation beep and the AUTO feature; otherwise you will have no way
of knowing when you have received a message.

Changes to the message program are made with the RECVMSG command.  For
details on the RECVMSG command, see your network administrator.
