Shutting Down the Internet Agent

The following sections describe the various methods you can use to shut down the Internet Agent:


Using the Console

To shut down the Internet Agent while at the server console:

  1. In the NetWare Agent console, press F7-Exit, then select Yes.

    or

    In the Windows Agent, click the File menu > Exit.


Using a Mail Message

The Internet Agent can be shut down by sending a shutdown message to the Internet Agent. In order to shut down the program with a message, the user sending the message must be defined as an operator for the Internet Agent. This prevents unauthorized users from shutting down the Internet Agent. For information about defining a user as an operator, see Assigning Operators to Receive Warning and Error Messages.

The message to shut down the Internet Agent must be addressed to the Internet Agent, not a non-GroupWise domain. The syntax for the To line is:

gwia:shutdown

where gwia is the name of the Internet Agent object.


Using a Shutdown File

The Internet Agent can also be unloaded by placing a file named shutdown in the domain\wpgate\gwia\000.prc directory. When the Internet Agent sees this file, it will delete the file and shut down.