In <[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] writes:

> We are faced with wanting to give users in our client server application
> (among others) a five minute warning before aborting them and taking the
> system for backups. The client is a windows app running across TCP/IP to
> a sort of 'listener' on the 3K. The LAN server will be local to the
> users, not even in the same state as the 3K, so using LAN server
> messaging to WinPopUp is out. It would be nice to be able to send a
> message from the 3K across the LAN to WinPopUp, but I would settle for
> making the listener aware of TELL messages, and sending them directly to
> the client application to appear in a pop-up within the application.
>
> Can anyone direct me on either sending from the 3K to WinPopUp, or
> making an application running in a job stream able to detect TELL
> messages? For the latter, we would roll our own method for passing that
> to the client applications.

Samba on the 3000 can send messages to WInPopup clients. I did it to some of
our WFWG and Win95 systems when I was playing with it a month or two ago. (I
don't remember exactly what I did so I can't provide details,but I can say
that it DOES work).

                    -Chris Bartram