GH> I have a couple systems that poll from my systems but they are do
 GH> not always have their systems online so when I poll I cannot
 GH> connect of course.  My question is this.. if I have their node set
 GH> to inactive my system will not poll theirs but can they still poll
 GH> me and get through to get their mail? 

when they poll you, it should result in their being marked as active... but
i would just stop trying to poll them at all...

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