problem with notify and use of "users" file

[alan mattingly]

We are using an IBM F40 with OS AIX 4.3.2 for the CVS server.  The "notify"
file has been modified to

ALL mail -s "CVS notification" %s

Mail is now being sent to the IBM but it is not being sent to the value
specified in the "users" file.

This file did not originally exist in the CVSROOT directory and was added
using WinCVS.  Does the sever need to be
"restarted" so that it knows the file exists now?  If so, how do you do
that?

I don' see anything about "starting" CVS in the manuals or whether a daemon
runs in the background.  Can someone explain
about the server side of CVS or suggest a good link?

Thanks,

Alan Mattingly
address@hidden