Sending messages to networked computers

From: Drop-Kick (greg23_at_bigpond.com)
Date: 07/30/03 

Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2003 10:44:21 GMT

Does anyone out there know how to send messages to and from a Mandrake 9.0
system networked via samba to a windows xp box?????????

Any help is so greatly appreciated

Thankyou in advance for your help.