Ref: 99980161
Title: User Release Notes 3+ 1.3.1
Date: 6/23/88

Copyright 3Com Corporation, 1991.  All rights reserved.

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 deferred
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.

Format: SENDMSG

Parameters:  None

Remarks:  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.

Receiving a Message

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.
