Mail server polling

From: TronderNett, Thomas Vaadahl <thomas_at_nidaros.trondernett.no>
Date: Sun, 27 Apr 1997 19:34:06 +0200 (MET DST)

Dear gurus,

System: DEC UNIX 3.2d

We have another server (NT 4.0) that has its own domain name and is
properly set up to function as a mail server. The NT-server is connected
to the UNIX-server via ISDN, and the line is down most of the time.

On the UNIX-server I have added the IP-address of the NT-server to the
zone-files as primary mail-server. Secondary mail-server is the DEC.

I have been told that the polling command is
        "finger <NT-domain-name>_at_<UNIX-domain-name>"
but when typing that (and other combinations) gives this result:
'Connection refused.'

Question 1: Is it enough to add the NT-server as primary mail-server in
zone-files, or is there more to it to make things work properly? I know
very little of this...

Question 2: What is the correct polling command?

Question 3: Will the mail going to ..._at_<NT-domain-name> automatically be
stored on the UNIX-server until the polling takes place? Where?



Thanks in advance!

Yours,
        Thomas Vådahl

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Received on Sun Apr 27 1997 - 19:43:05 NZST