Administrators
commonly use this service to send network messages and other important information.
Sources of aliases for messages include names added with the Net Name utility, the computer name
(added as a name when the workstation service starts), and a username (added when you log into
the computer). You can??™t delete the workstation name as a destination for messages. This mode
uses the following syntax:
NET NAME [name [/ADD | /DELETE]]
The following list describes each of the command line arguments.
name Specifies the alias (name) to receive messages. The name can contain up to 15 characters.
/ADD Adds the name of the list of aliases for a computer. Using this command line switch is
optional. Typing Net Name name and pressing Enter automatically adds the name to the list.
/DELETE Removes the name for the list of aliases for the computer.
WARNING The Net Name mode relies on the Windows Messenger service. This isn??™t the same as
Microsoft Messenger, the online utility. Windows Messenger sends messages between machines
on the network. Microsoft recommends disabling this particular service because crackers commonly
target it as a way to spread a virus on a network.
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