right programme for sending messages between networked computers

Two networked machines (via an ADSL router, one wired, one wirless),
wired has Win98SE, wireless is XP Home.
Norton Antivirus, and Zone Alarm free on both machines (different versions).
The network works fine - I'm new to networking and to XP.
How do I set up simple messaging between the two machines but avoid
getting all that messenger spam please?
I THINK that I need to set up Windows Messenger - is that correct?

Many thanks.

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You can open a command prompt in Windows XP and use the NET SEND command,
the Windows 98 computer will need to have Winpopup installed and running to
send and receive messages in this way.

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"Robert M Jones" <robert53newsgroups-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Two networked machines (via an ADSL router, one wired, one wirless), wired
> has Win98SE, wireless is XP Home.
> Norton Antivirus, and Zone Alarm free on both machines (different
> versions).
> The network works fine - I'm new to networking and to XP.
> How do I set up simple messaging between the two machines but avoid
> getting all that messenger spam please?
> I THINK that I need to set up Windows Messenger - is that correct?
>
> Many thanks.
>
> --
> Rev Robert M Jones, Wimborne Baptist Church, UK
> http://www.wimborne-baptist.org.uk
> Free trial of Mailwasher Pro - effective email spam filter - (commission
> goes to our partners in Bulgaria)
> http://fta.firetrust.com/index.cgi?id=420

Richard G. Harper wrote:
> You can open a command prompt in Windows XP and use the NET SEND command,
> the Windows 98 computer will need to have Winpopup installed and running to
> send and receive messages in this way.
>

Thank you. Someone sent me a link to winsent.exe and I am trying that -
it seems to work fine although a bit thin on help files! (none)

--
Rev Robert M Jones, Wimborne Baptist Church, UK
http://www.wimborne-baptist.org.uk
Free trial of Mailwasher Pro - effective email spam filter - (commission
goes to our partners in Bulgaria)
http://fta.firetrust.com/index.cgi?id=420

"Robert M Jones" <robert53newsgroups-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Richard G. Harper wrote:
>> You can open a command prompt in Windows XP and use the NET SEND command,
>> the Windows 98 computer will need to have Winpopup installed and running
>> to send and receive messages in this way.
>>
>
> Thank you. Someone sent me a link to winsent.exe and I am trying that - it
> seems to work fine although a bit thin on help files! (none)
>
> --
> Rev Robert M Jones, Wimborne Baptist Church, UK
> http://www.wimborne-baptist.org.uk
> Free trial of Mailwasher Pro - effective email spam filter - (commission
> goes to our partners in Bulgaria)
> http://fta.firetrust.com/index.cgi?id=420

here is where it came from :>

http://winpopup2000.narod.ru/eng/history.html