Net Hail for Windows NT ® ver. 1.40
Introduction NetHail is a small utility that allows you to send messages to other computers in NT workgroups and domains. Basically, it is a graphic user interface (GUI) for the NET SEND command. You can send messages to one computer or to all members of a domain. The program will not work under Windows 95 or 98. What can you do. Uninstall Registration To uninstall the NetHail program - go to the Control Panel, Add/Remove Program. Select "Net Hail for Windows NT" and press the "Add/remove" button. I want to say thanks to Craig Davis (http://aeris.rh.ncsu.edu) for helping me with design of the new splash screen for the NetHail. And the big thanks is to Philip Greenspun (http://photo.net/philg/) for giving me permission to use his original image for the splash screen. By the way, the Philip Greenspun's Website is very interesting - lot of his very original photos... Let me know your opinion about this program. Oleg Toropov [email protected] ======================== Version 1.40 ======================================= 12/28/98 Added new features: "Display the warning about broadcast" option in the Options Dialog will prevent you from sending broadcast messages by mistake. This option is "on" by default. NetHail is now resizable! It will remember its position on the screen when you close the program. It will not remember if you close the minimized program (too many complications in this case). To start program in minimized form - modify the shortcut to the program. ======================== Version 1.31 ======================================= 08/08/98 Added new features: "Add Signature" option in the Options Dialog will append the signature text to your message. This option is "on" by default. You can use this to identify yourself to recipients of your messages. Option "Refresh List" is working now. Use the right mouse button to click on the "Entire Network" or press F5 button to refresh whole list. It is possible to rescan just the network. Use the right mouse button and click on the "Microsoft Windows Network" - "Rescan Network" menu will appear. ======================== Version 1.3 (interim release) ========================== 07/13/98 Added new features: Option to include non-Microsoft Network resources into the list of the computers was added. This option is off by default. You have to refresh the list to see changes. Attention: Setting this option on can increase the time needed for startup of the program. Customized Group branch in the list of computers was moved out from Microsoft Network branch. Now it's possible to expand one and hide another - very handy if you have many domains or workgroups. Option: Clear message after it was sent. If this is on, the message field will be cleared after sending, but the message itself will be saved in the History list. By default this option is off. Option: Include domain names into multiple selection. By default this option is set off. This will prevent unintended broadcast of messages. Fixed errors: On some local versions of Windows NT network resources were excluded from showing because of the error in the program. This error was fixed. In the dialog asking to confirm the deletion of a customized group, the name of the group will be shown instead of piece of random memory. "Clear message" button and "History" buttons now reset the LED-indicator of the length of the message. If you start program from shortcut in minimized form and the option "Hide when minimized" is on, then the program _WILL_ hide itself on the system tray. Splash screen will not be shown if the program is started minimized. ======================== Version 1.21 ================================== 03/17/98 Added new features: One more option was added for the management of the messages. You can return to previously sent messages using the History List. Just use Up and Down arrows to scroll through recent sent messages. Messages in the History List will not be kept after program is closed. In the "Set Options" dialog you can set the size of the History List. LED indicator near "Send" button will turn from green to red if length of the message more then 128 bytes. Messages to the domains or workgroups will be truncated to 128 byte. This is feature of Microsoft Messenger Service, not NetHail. Fixed minor bugs Hide when minimize on System Tray will work only under Windows NT 4.0 and up."About" dialog will show normal button with text "NetHail v.###" under Windows NT 3.51 and 3D-text button under Windows NT 4.0 and up. ======================== Version 1.20 (interim release) ===================== 03/01/98 - Added new features "Set Options" dialog was added. Not so mach you can set now, but wait for the next release. One of the options is "Hide when minimize". If you check box "Hide when minimize", when minimized Net Hail will hide itself in System tray. By default this option is off. Now you can save the messages you are sending too often - "Save message" and "Open message" buttons were added to main dialog. "Clear message" button allows to remove any text from message filed. Licensed Users can request now the special build of the program. The program will show the name of the Licensee Company in "About" dialog box. ======================== Version 1.11 ================================== 11/29/97 - The ambiguous behavior of the program has been fixed. When user performed different operations over groups or domains selection in the list could become different from the "To:" box. Well, not any more... ======================== Version 1.1 ================================== 11/18/97 - The main release of new version of the program. - The name of the program has been changed from "NT_Hail" to "Net Hail for Windows NT®". There are two reasons for this: I was told that NT is registered trademark of Microsoft; I have plans to make Net Hail messenger utility not only for the MS Network, but for the Internet also. - Added "fast search" in the list-tree of computers. When you type a name in the "To:" box, the selection in the list will change to the first suitable entry. - Added possibility for multi selection of the computers. Message will be send to all selected computers and workgroups/domains. - Added support for the "customized groups". Now you can save selected computers in the customized groups. Both multi selection and customized group will keep only unique names, so only one message will be send to one computer or workgroup. - Added extended diagnostic of possible errors. Log list will keep up to 250 entries with diagnostic messages. Summary of each operation "Send" is also in the log list. - From "About" dialog now you can jump to my Home page at geocities.com Web site - just click those big green letters. My address: http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValey/Bay/1999/index.html. Visit me there from time to time, I will put all upgrades and fixes there as soon as possible. You can also send message to me directly from the browser. ======================== Fixes Version 1.03d ================================= 08/19/97 Corrected error for sending text with non standard characters (codes over 127 ). ======================== Fixes Version 1.02d ================================= 08/03/97 Corrected error for non English versions of NT. Microsoft nodes selected by word "Microsoft" now. Hope that Microsoft spelling is always the same. Added functionality to output debug information. Add "/debug" parameter to command line and watch for DEBUG.LOG file in startup directory. ======================== Fixes Version 1.02 ================================== 07/28/97 Problem with crush on start in heteronetworking environment was fixed. ( Thanks to Trent Ainsworth for helping me to nail this error. ) Start of program was speed up, because all non-Microsoft nodes are excluded from consideration. 'Esc' key now works as "minimize" button. ======================== Fixes Version 1.01 ================================== 07/01/97 - Problem with 3D dialogs under NT 3.5x was fixed
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