Re: [cobalt-users] RE: Close some ports

[flash22@xxxxxxx]

On Sun, 11 Mar 2001, Craig Napier wrote:

> >Also, I would like to stop imap for ever as I don't use it, how could that 
> >do that?
> >
> >>If you want it to never ever work, edit /etc/inetd.conf, find the line 
> Just curious - If you do that, will that also turn off the nice little 
> Cobalt thingy <monitoring>. I REALLY like getting devcon 3 warnings when my 
> users hit their 500 meg quota ceiling (just kidding)..
> 
> I actually tried this (to disable IMAP), but I didn't restart inetd - so I 
> guess that explains why moments latter I was greeted with the amber flashing 
> <blink>DANGER-DANGER!!</blink> message.

No, in fact, it will make it mad ;) I forgot about that miserable thing...
I suppose it's no worse getting logs saying the imap server is dead as
opposed to getting logs saying Idiot_Monitor can't log in, but ideally it
would be better to figure out how to make the machine stop thinking imap
is something you want running ;0

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Stray cobalt humor, from the Monitor repair script (was looking about)

sub repair_cpu
# Fix the CPU
# Arguments: none
# Side effects: none yet, what are we supposed to do

  return "1020 Repair of cpu not implemented";
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I was kind of hopeing imap check had a flag somewhere, but it appears to
be 'wired in' :(

gsh