The Notify module of the Stalker Internet Mail Server implements the mail notification Internet protocol via TCP/IP networks. Mail Notifications can be processed with the NotifyMail utility. In addition, the Notify module can establish connections via AppleTalk providing mail notification services for TCP/IP and AppleTalk-savvy utilities.
When a new message arrives to a user account, the User Mailbox Settings are checked. If the NotifyMail service is enabled, the Notify module establishes a connection and sends a New Mail notification request. The connection is established either with the computer used last time the user mailbox was checked, or with the computer that has the network address explicitly specified in the User Mailbox Settings.
To configure the Notify module, use the CommuniGator application. Choose Notify from the Server menu. The Notify Monitor window appears and the Notify menu becomes available in the menu bar.
Choose Service Settings from the Notify menu or double-click the upper part of the Notify Monitor window. The Notify Service Settings dialog box appears:
Use the Log Level setting to specify what kind of information the Notify module should put in the Server Log. Usually you should use the Major (completed notification connection reports) or Problems (non-fatal errors) levels. But when you experience problems with the Notify module, you may want to set the Log Level setting to Low-Level or All Info: in this case protocol-level or link-level details will be recorded in the System Log, too.
The Notify module records in the System Log are marked with the NOTIFY tag.
The TCP/IP and AppleTalk settings limit the number of simultaneous Mail Notification connections the module is allowed to initiate.
When the Notify Monitor window is open, it can be used to monitor the Notify module activity.
The upper part of the window contains the Problem field which shows the last problem met. This information is displayed for not more than 30 seconds, but the problem report is stored in the Server Log if the Notify module Log Level is set to the Problems level.
The rest of the window shows the active connections.
For each connection, the Status field displays the current phase of the Notify protocol.