Sending a message to another computer on the network

[Michal Pasternak]

Hasse [Sat, Jun 05, 2004 at 02:25:49PM +0200]:
> I'm on a FreeBSD 4.10-STABLE machine on 217.209.211.x ,
> and would like to send a message to Win-box ( on the same network, but not my 
> machine ) that's filling up my  httpd-access.log with junk.
> The only thing I know is his IP-adress.

What?

Lookup his/hers IP via whoisdb (www.ripe.net) and report abuse to proper
Internet Service Provider.

> Is this possible ? If it is, how.

smbclient -M

> Or do I have to block his IP ?

That's also an option.