Sent utility help

Format

Single-line mode:

sent.exe [/t:timeout] {[/u:]users | /d:domains | *} ... message

Batch mode:

sent.exe [/t:timeout] /f[:messagefile]

Parameters

[/u:]users

where users - comma separated list of recipients. List of recipients may contain computer network names, user logins, nicknames, to which you want to send the message. If recipient name contains spaces then enclose the parameter in brackets.

/d:domains

where domains - comma separated list of recipients. List of recipients may contain workgroup or domain names, to which you want to send the message. If recipient name contains spaces then enclose the parameter in brackets.

*

Sends message to all computers in workgroup or domain, to which your computer belongs.

message

Text of the message to send. If message text contains spaces then enclose the parameter in brackets.

timeout

send timeout in milliseconds (500-20000).

/f[:messagefile]

where messagefile - text file name, which contains recipients list and messages text. Runs Sent in batch mode.
Message file format:
recipients1 message1
recipients2 message2
...
recipientsN messageN

If file name is omitted, Sent reads from standart input.

Examples of using the Sent command in single-line mode

To send the message "Gentlemen, the meeting will begin at 13:00" to all memebers of computer's domain, type command:

sent * "Gentlemen, the meeting will begin at 13:00"

To send the message "Electricity will be cut off in 5 minutes" to all users in "ukmz" domain and "workgroup" worgroup, type command:

sent /d:ukmz,workgroup "Electricity will be cut off in 5 minutes"

To send the message "Please accord the treaty with Camomile Ltd." to users perm_ai, malcev, Johnson B., type command:

sent "perm_ai, malcev, Johnson B." "Please accord the treaty with Camomile Ltd."

To send the message "To send messages within LAN use the net send command" to user ivanov, type command:

sent /u:ivanov "To send messages within LAN use the net send command"

Examples of using the Sent command in batch mode

In order to send this messages using batch mode create text file, named messages.txt, containing next lines:

* Gentlemen, the meeting will begin at 13:00
/d:ukmz,workgroup Electricity will be cut off in 5 minutes
"perm_ai, malcev, Johnson B." Please accord the treaty with Camomile Ltd.
/u:ivanov To send messages within LAN use the net send command

To send messages in messages.txt file type command:

sent /f:messages.txt
or
sent < messages.txt /f

About Sent...

What is net send? See Net send command reference