Use the commands in this section to stop the SMTP interface, and then restart it after the maintenance activity is done.
To stop the SMTP interface:
Enable the CLI configuration mode:
hostname > enable hostname # configure terminal
Stop the SMTP interface:
hostname (config) # email-analysis mta smtp stop
Verify your change:
hostname (config) # show email-analysis mta status
To restart the SMTP interface:
Enable the CLI configuration mode:
hostname > enable hostname # configure terminal
Restart the SMTP interface:
hostname (config) # email-analysis mta smtp start
Verify your change:
hostname (config) # show email-analysis mta status
Examples
The following example stops the SMTP interface.
hostname (config) # email-analysis mta smtp stop hostname (config) # show email-analysis mta status Congestion Control in effect? no Interface Disabled: yes MTA Process Status: running
The following example restarts the SMTP interface.
hostname (config) # email-analysis mta smtp start hostname (config) # show email-analysis mta status Congestion Control in effect? no Interface Disabled: no MTA Process Status: running