On 25/03/2008, James Newton wrote: > So you have a little batch file in a win 2003 server that gets fired up on a > regular basis by the job scheduler to do something or check something and if > it runs into a problem, it needs to contact a human for help. > > Are there any good ways to do that? Here is what I can think of or find: > > - Send an email by calling a CScript .vbs file and use CDONTs to contact a > local email server and SMTP a message to someone. This is a kludge on a hack > and you better hope you have the email server set up. > > - Install a little program like blat to send the email for you. Again, make > sure you don't change the email server and forget about this script and its > (now incorrect) config. > > - Net send, but that seems to have been removed or doesn't work unless the > user has a windows messaging client running. > > - Copy a READMENOW.TXT file onto the administrators desktop and wait for him > or her to log in again? > > There has got to be a better way, no? > > > James Newton: PICList webmaster/Admin > mailto:jamesnewton@piclist.com 1-619-652-0593 phone > http://www.piclist.com/member/JMN-EFP-786 > PIC/PICList FAQ: http://www.piclist.com > > James, Send an SMS (text) message to a cellphone? (via your cellphone provider, or possibly one of the "free" services that (used to ?) let you send x free messages a day. Not sure how well it works as it rarely worked for me (in NZ) but I know I can set it up with Vodafone or Telecom if I'm willing to pay 20c a text. RP -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist