>I have a client that needs an app that will include a feature to see who is on his lan (network neighborhood) and possibly communicate with those users who are running a matching app on thier systems - sort of like an Instant Message but more of an inhouse email.
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>My first reaction was to write it with C++ but then I thought that maybe this could be done with VFP.
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>What do you think? Is this network viewing/accessing ability something in VFP or that can be with add on third party tools?
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Do you need something more than the built-in messaging for MS Networks? WinPopup is a part of Win9x (actually, it goes back as far as Win3.x) and there are equivalent facilities for NT.

>Thanks