LanToucher Instant Messenger is a useful instant messaging program for your office or home LAN (Local Area Network).
Being an efficient WinPopup and 'net send' command alternative, our full-featured instant messaging application offers you a much richer network communication environment, expanding the concept of conventional serverless messaging.
LanToucher Instant Messenger user-friendly interface and original features make LanToucher Instant Messenger the tool of choice for both home and enterprise instant messaging.
Based on peer-to-peer technology, LanToucher allows users to communicate directly with one another. No dedicated server or Internet connection is required.
LanToucher Instant Messenger is a complete serverless communication solution for your office and home LAN. It is compatible with Microsoft WinPopup (Windows 3.x/95/98/ME), Messenger service / 'net send' command (Windows NT/2000/XP/Server 2003), Samba smbclient (Unix/Linux), and a broad range of compatible instant messengers based on the standard SMB/CIFS protocol.
This feature fully controls the state of the Messenger service. Unlike other compatible instant messengers for intranets, LanToucher pauses the service at startup, and restarts it on exit so that you could still receive messages using the Messenger service before logging on, after logging off, and while at the Welcome screen (Windows XP).

· Proven cross-platform compatibility
· LanToucher is fully compatible with Messenger service / 'net send' (Windows NT/2000/XP/Server 2003), WinPopup messenger (Windows 3.x/95/98/Me), Samba smbclient (Unix/Linux) and a broad range of compatible instant messengers based on the standard SMB/CIFS protocol.
· All 32-bit Windows versions support
· Low memory and network bandwidth usage
· Unlike most fancy messaging applications, LanToucher needs less than 8 megabytes of RAM and generates minimal network traffic.
· True peer-to-peer (serverless) connectivity
· LanToucher does not require a dedicated messaging server, so users can communicate directly with one another.
· LAN-only messaging without file transfer ability
· LanToucher does not require an Internet connection to operate and does not provide a file transfer option. Therefore it is absolutely immune to hacker
· attacks, viruses, and other security threats inherent to Internet messengers.
· Multiprotocol support
· LanToucher works perfectly over any available network transport protocol (TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, or NetBEUI).
· Terminal Services/Remote Desktop support
· LanToucher Instant Messenger is compatible with TS and RDP allowing multiple Terminal Server users/Remote Desktop users to contact each other and other network users freely.
· Feature-rich user interface
While the default options should work fine for most users, LanToucher offers you dozens of various options you may want to adjust to suit your:
· particular needs.
· Contact List (ActiveList)
· It is pretty easy to add, remove your contacts, see whether a person is
· online or not, send messages to multiple contacts at once, or optionally ignore computers not in your ActiveList. From the ActiveList menu you can easily customize your contacts' settings such as picture/portrait, sounds, message font color and other contact-specific settings.
· Advanced sound and visual notification
· With the original LanToucher sound notification scheme in conjunction with visual notification you will never miss your important messages and other
· vital events.
· User Macros and Status Messages
· Instantaneous access to your predefined message templates and status/away messages by a hot key or two mouse clicks.
· Automatic Message Forwarding
· This enables you to automatically forward all incoming messages to another user or computer on your network when you are away from your computer.
· Advanced Messenger service support (Windows NT4/2000/XP/Server 2003)

Requirements:
· K6 or Pentium Processor
· 16 MB RAM (32 MB recommended)
· 6 MB hard drive space
· Network interface card connected to a Local Area Network
· Another computer running LanToucher; WinPopup-compatible mailer; Messenger
· Service
· DirectSound-compatible sound card recommended

Limitations:
· 40 launches

What's New in This Release:
· Windows 7 compatibility improved, minor interface enhancements