Novell Doc: Novell Messenger 2.2 Client User Guide - Using Startup Options

8.23 Using Startup Options

You can use the following startup options on the command line when starting Novell Messenger:

Startup Option	What It Does
/l-xx	Sets the user interface language. XX is the two-letter ANSI language abbreviation.
/background	Starts Novell Messenger without showing the main window.
/u-xxx or /@u-xxx	Specifies what user ID to log in with. XXX is the user ID.
/ipa-xxx	Specifies the IP address to log in with. XXX is the IP address.
/ipp-xxx	Specifies the IP port to log in with. XXX is the IP port.
/import-filename	Imports a specific contacts list. filename is the .nmx file.
/multi	Starts multiple instances of the Novell Messenger client.

The following options can be used both on the command line and in a browser window, such as Internet Explorer.

Option	What It Does
nim:launchNM	Opens Novell Messenger.
nim:startIm	Opens the Invite dialog box.
nim:startIm?username=username	Starts a conversation with username.
nim:startIm?username=username&message=message	Sends a specific message to username. For example: nim:startIm?username=AAdams&message=Good+morning.
nim:addContact	Brings up the Add Contact dialog box.
nim:addContact?username=username	Opens the Novell Messenger main window with username added to the Contact List. The name is added to the root level of the contact list and not to a specific folder. For example: nim:addcontact?username=AAdams.
nim:addContact?username=username&foldername=folder_name	Opens the Novell Messenger main window with username added to the Contact List. The name is added to the folder named folder_name.
nim:import?filename=filename	Imports the contacts in the .nmx file filename.
nim:invite	Opens the Invite dialog box. (same as nim:startim)
nim:close	Closes the Novell Messenger main window but does not exit Novell Messenger.
nim:exit	Exits Novell Messenger.
nim:open	Opens the Novell Messenger main window.
nim:preferences	Opens the Options dialog box.
nim:joinChat?roomname=roomname	Joins the specified chat room when Messenger starts.