METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SITE WIDE MONITORING OF ELECTRONIC MAIL SYSTEMS

摘要

A messaging system (600) capable of providing monitoring capabilities of mail services provided by a mail server is disclosed. Monitoring of mail services can be done automatically without requiring a local administrator to have knowledge about the specific implementation details about mail services that are provided by the mail server. In addition, the messaging system (600) provides the ability to perform a variety of monitoring tasks remotely.