Miscellaneous probes

All of the miscellaneous probes have characteristics that differentiate them from the other types of probes, and from each other. Each of these probes carries out a specialized task that requires it to work in a unique way.

For example, the Email Probe connects to the mail server, retrieves e-mails, processes them, deletes them, and then disconnects. This is useful on a workstation that does not have sufficient resources to permit an SMTP server and associated local mail delivery system to be kept resident and continuously running.

Another example of a probe in the miscellaneous category is the Ping Probe. It is used for general purpose applications on UNIX operating systems and does not require any special hardware. You can use the Ping Probe to monitor any device that supports the ICMP protocol, such as switches, routers, PCs, and UNIX hosts.