Question: We use Novell for our networking software and we occasionally receive little messages telling us that a printer is out of paper or that a shared drive is running out of disk space. How can I turn these off?

Answer: Use the SEND command to tell the server that you will not accept broadcast messages. To do this, start a DOS session and then enter the following command at the DOS prompt:

   C:\WINDOWS> send /a=n

Please be aware that this is a "sledge-hammer" approach and you may very well miss important messages sent from the system administrator or other co-workers. Use all appropriate discretion when using this.

Notes:

• These messages can be annoying, but they generally indicate situations that need to be dealt with. Please consider trying to resolve the problem (perhaps by deleting unused files or by adding paper to the printer), even if this isn't normally your responsibility. Who knows? You might make someone's day.

• The send command is valid for the current session; this means you'll need to reissue it each time you connect to the network.

• The send command supports other options; use send /? for details.

• To do this permanently, add the send command to your AUTOEXEC.BAT file or to your login script.

• If you're not the network administrator, you should check with that person before deactivating these messages permanently, as there may be certain rules against using this. Please check with your Help Desk or support provider.