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NMAP Agent - Parameters

IMPORTANT: You must restart the nmapd executable to effect most changes in the NMAP Agent's configuration. Any exceptions are noted below. For information on loading and unloading the NetMail® Agents, see the Novell® NetMail Administration Guide at http://www.novell.com/documentation.

 

Storage Paths

Message Store

The drive or volume and, optionally, the directory where users’ mailboxes are located.

On a NetWare® server, the message store’s default location is sys:\novonyx\mail. On a Windows* server, the default message store directory is \Program Files\novell\netmail\mail. On a Linux server, the default location is the /var/opt/novell/netmail directory.

For detailed information about the message store directory structure, see the Novell NetMail Administration Guide at http://www.novell.com/documentation.

IMPORTANT: Because NetWare requires free space on the SYS: volume, you should weigh the potential disk space requirements of your messaging system before creating the mail directories on the SYS: volume.

If you need to move the message store:

  1. Stop the NMAP Agent.

  2. Move the existing message store directory to its new location.

  3. Change the location specified in the NMAP Agent’s Message Store field.

  4. Restart the NMAP Agent.

IMPORTANT: It is best to change the message store volume before you put your NetMail system into production.

In addition to the primary message store on the messaging server, message store directories can be defined for Container and Parent objects. For more information, see the Novell NetMail Administration Guide at http://www.novell.com/documentation.

 

Spool Directory

The drive or volume and, optionally, the directory where you want the message queue to reside.

For detailed information about the Spool directory structure and how the message queue works, see the Novell NetMail Administration Guide at http://www.novell.com/documentation.

 

SCMS Directory

The drive or volume and, optionally, the directory where you want the Single Copy Message Store (SCMS) directory to reside.

For detailed information about the SCMS directory structure and how it works, the Novell NetMail Administration Guide at http://www.novell.com/documentation.

 

Minimum Space

The minimum amount of free space you want to maintain on the volume hosting the message queue. The default is 2048 KB.

If the server reaches the Minimum Space quota, the messaging server bounces all incoming messages, stops system logging, and sends an SNMP trap.

If your mail directories are on the SYS: volume, this option can be used to maintain the free space required by NetWare.

 

Queue Parameters

Retry Interval

The number of minutes the NMAP Agent waits before trying to resend any e-mail message. The default is 30 minutes.

IMPORTANT: You do not need to restart the nmapd executable to effect changes to this attribute. Instead, changes are effective within 5 minutes.

NetMail never queues messages unless there is a problem. Under normal conditions, the NMAP Agent immediately tries to send messages after they are processed in the queue.

If, for some reason, the message cannot be sent, it remains in the queue for the number of minutes specified in the Retry Interval before NMAP tries to resend the message. For example, if you send a message to a company whose mail server is down, the messaging server keeps trying to send the message at the designated intervals.

 

Retry Timeout

The number of days the NMAP Agent keeps trying to send any e-mail message before removing the message from the queue. The default is five days.

IMPORTANT: You must restart the nmapd executable to effect any changes to this attribute.

The NMAP Agent attempts to bounce undeliverable messages before removing them.

 

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