How to Start NetMeeting Conference from a Command Line (167097)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
  • Microsoft NetMeeting 2.11 for Windows NT 4.0
  • Microsoft NetMeeting 2.1 for Windows NT 4.0
  • Microsoft NetMeeting 3.01 for Windows 95
  • Microsoft NetMeeting 2.11 for Windows 95
  • Microsoft NetMeeting 2.1 for Windows 95
  • Microsoft NetMeeting 2.0 for Windows 95
  • Microsoft NetMeeting 3.01 for Windows NT 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows 98
  • Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
  • Microsoft NetMeeting 3.01 for Windows 98

This article was previously published under Q167097

SUMMARY

This article describes how to connect to a person or conference with NetMeeting using the command line. This information is useful if you are creating a batch file program or a login script.

MORE INFORMATION

To initiate a conference with a specific user or to connect to an existing conference using a command line, use the following command:

rundll32.exe msconf.dll,CallToProtocolHandler
server/email@mailserver.com
.

where server is the name of the Internet Locator server (ILS) the user is logged in to, and email@mailserver.com is the e-mail address used to log in to that ILS.

NOTE: These lines should be entered as one single line, not wrapped as shown above. Also, the command line is case sensitive in Windows NT.

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:12/16/2004
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