We have a 'sleep well' solution.
- What's up GOLD monitors the services (including PCAnywhere) and restarts
BEFORE anyone's pager goes off
- Then when the pagers DO go off, we have other NT machines in the same
network, and as you know, the 'server manager' allows you to start and stop
other server's services
- Then, if all else fails, we have a neat little device from APC which we
can telnet to, it controls the power, and you just power down the server and
bring it back up on it's power cord.
I realise this is 'a little much' for the small guys, but for us it's a real
'sleep saver'
Anthony Santen
----- Original Message -----
From: "Grant Griffith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, April 14, 2000 8:36 AM
Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Back door for remote maintenance
I have a program alias set-up that I can send a message to and it will shut
down PCAnywhere and then restart it. That is how I handle a frozen hang of
PCAnywhere. Has worked for me so far.
Grant Griffith
http://www.getafreewebsite.com
---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: Len Conrad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 14:24:48 +0200
>pcAnywhere has been mostly great for us, but it still hangs (I'm awaiting
>another product right now, supposedly more reliable and faster, as they all
>are).
>
>Whatever, I bet all remote control programs hang at times, just like Imail
>or Cold Fusion, etc. And then what? How do you get your co-located
>server's Web Messaging or SMTP running again at 03:00?
>
>Well, not many NT admins realize this, but you can run a Unix-style TTY
>daemon on NT an get telnet access into the NT command line, stop and start
>your services like pcA or web messaging, and then go back to bed.
>
>Yes, yes, the telnet daemon can hang, too, but your chances of both the
>critical user service, your remote control proggy, and telnet deamon all
>hanging simultaneously should be greatly reduced. Look at telnet access as
>the "Entr�e des Artistes". vbg
>
>You can find some telnet server reviews here:
>
>http://serverwatch.internet.com/telservers.html
>
>I'm evaluating Fictional Daemon, FD, from www.Fictional.net. Tastes ok so
far.
>
>Here's what a session looks like into my dedicated Imail NT (French) server
>(FD is Fictional Daemon):
>
> >cmd net start
>
> Diskeeper
> FD
> IMail IMAP4 Server
> IMail POP3 Server
> IMail PWD Server
> IMail SMTP Server
> IMail Sys Logger Service
> IMail Web Service
> ISC BIND
> Protected Storage
> Service d'appel RPC
> Spooler
>
> >cmd net stop "Imail Web Service"
>
> >cmd net start "Imail Web Service"
>
> >exit
>
>Just a suggestion.
>
>Len
>
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