[comp.protocols.nfs] PC-NFS Life Line Question

sfb@asdiris.UUCP (sfb) (11/06/90)

Workstation: Sun 386i - 250
Name: Stephen F. Bush
Phone: (216) 523-5019
E-mail: sfb@asd386i
Company: MK-Ferguson
         One Erieview Plaza
	 Cleveland OH 44114
Release no: 4.0.3

We have a SUN386i as a file server running PC-NFS. I really need a
fool-proof means of letting users know when the server is going to go
down. One means of accomplishing this would be to use Life Line mail
in SMTP mode since the SMTP server is a TSR in users RAM and will
flash a message across the screen when new mail arrives. Life Line
mail appears to work fine in POP mode. However, when run in SMTP mode
an error message appears on the users terminal when new mail arrives.
The message is:

tcreate:: No such file or directory
SMTP server aborting (tcreate); errno=2

error 2001: Null pointer assignment

I am aware that there are two versions of the Life Line SMTPSRV.EXE
file. On faster machines the new mail message flashed too quickly
across the screen, so the new version waits for the user to press the
ALT key to continue. However, I get the above error message for both
versions. 

Any ideas about what file or directory it is looking for?


						Thanks,

						Steve Bush
						sfb@asdiris