MESSAGE-TRACKING-MIB :: mtaAlternativeAgent

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated October 06, 2026

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mtaAlternativeAgent

Module: MESSAGE-TRACKING-MIB

OID (symbolic): MESSAGE-TRACKING-MIB::mtaAlternativeAgent

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.3.73.2.1.1.1.5

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: DisplayString

Access: read-only

Description: The name (or address) of another agent that may have message tracking information concerning this MTA.

What is mtaAlternativeAgent?

The name or address of another agent that may hold message-tracking information about this MTA, which an admin follows to continue a trace when this MTA's own history doesn't go back far enough.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.3.73.2.1.1.1.5
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> MESSAGE-TRACKING-MIB::mtaAlternativeAgent

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.3.73.2.1.1.1.5.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> MESSAGE-TRACKING-MIB::mtaAlternativeAgent.1

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OID Breakdown

Upper-level ancestors (5 from the standard OID tree / other modules)
Numeric OIDNameModule
1isoLANART-AGENT
1.3orgAirPair-MIB
1.3.6dodAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1internetAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1.3experimentalAPERTUS-NPG-MIB
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.3.73.2msgTrackingMESSAGE-TRACKING-MIB
1.3.6.1.3.73.2.1mta_message_trackMESSAGE-TRACKING-MIB
1.3.6.1.3.73.2.1.1mtaInformationTableMESSAGE-TRACKING-MIB
1.3.6.1.3.73.2.1.1.1mtaInformationEntryMESSAGE-TRACKING-MIB
1.3.6.1.3.73.2.1.1.1.5mtaAlternativeAgentMESSAGE-TRACKING-MIB