DIGITAL Enterprise Mail Monitor Server Release Notes

September 1997

These notes describe any known problems you may meet when using the
Mail Monitor server on OpenVMS Alpha,
OpenVMS VAX, DIGITAL UNIX, and Windows NT. The notes also describe
changes in the the software, since MAILbus Monitor Version 2.1.







Software Version:             Version 3.0.

Revision/Update Information:  This manual supersedes the server
                              and scanning module Release Notes for
                              MAILbus Monitor Version 2.1.

Operating System & Version:   OpenVMS VAX Version 6.2 and later, or
                              OpenVMS Alpha Version 6.2 and later,
                              or Digital UNIX Version 3.2 and later,
                              or Windows NT V3.51 or later (on Intel
                              or Alpha).

                    Digital Equipment Corporation

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for any errors that may appear in this document.

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This document was prepared using VAX DOCUMENT, Version 2.1.

Contents

Preface

1 The DIGITAL Enterprise Mail Monitor Server

1.1 New Features

1.2 Changes Since MAILbus Monitor Version 2.1

1.2.1 Changes to the Server

1.2.1.1 Server Log Now Cycles on OpenVMS AXP

1.2.1.2 Server Startup Is Now a Detached Process

1.2.1.3 Server Logs Password Failures

1.2.2 Changes to the Scanning Modules

1.2.2.1 Control Scanning Module Requires Password

1.2.2.2 MB400 Scanning Module No Longer Scans for the rfc1006 Process

1.2.2.3 MB400 Scanning Module Has Improved Checks for the [Queue] Section

1.2.2.4 MB400 Scanning Module Checks the OpenVMS V6 and V7 MTA$SERVER and MTA$MTS Images

1.2.2.5 X500 Scanning Module Provides Improved Handling of Information from a Remote DSA

1.2.2.6 X500 Scanning Module Checks for Either DSA$SERVER_MAIN_V6.EXE or DSA$SERVER_MAIN_V7.EXE

1.2.2.7 All Scanning Module Configuration Files Updated

1.2.3 Installation Changes

1.2.3.1 Installation Procedure Offers No Default Password

1.2.3.2 New Minimum Versions Required

1.3 Overview of New Modules

1.3.1 The Control Module (CONTROL)

1.3.2 The PING Module

1.3.3 Exchange Server Scanning Module (XCH)

1.3.4 Office Server Scanning Module (OFFSVR)

1.4 Mail Monitor on Windows NT - Displaying Performance Data

1.5 Installation Information

1.5.1 Prerequisites

1.6 Known Problems

1.6.1 Server Community Is Not Implemented

1.6.2 UIC Format for NAMON$SERVER Not Checked

1.6.3 Full Scan Slow in Some Cases

1.6.4 Password for the Control Module Is Not Encrypted

1.6.5 XCH Does Not Use NT Event Numbers as a Key for Its Scan

1.6.6 Need for Reboot After PING Exits Ungracefully

1.6.7 Recurrent Scan Failure on Large DECnet Event File

1.6.8 "Send NT Message to Domain" Excludes Windows 95 Users

1.6.9 AgeSeverity Problem in MB400 Module on OpenVMS Systems


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