Take a look at WhatsUp Gold for a more robust network monitoring/notification solution
Eric S ----- Original Message ----- From: "William Van Hefner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 12:25 PM Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Monitor emailed notifications > Dan, > > I wish that the monitoring service could be used on a separate box > (preferably at a different location), that way there would still be a way of > knowing whether the services included could be reached from the "real" > world. I have gotten the most use out of it by monitoring our back-up mail > server at a different location. It can check any IP address, regardless of > whether it is connected to your network or not. > > > William Van Hefner > System Administrator > Vantek Communications, Inc. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Dan Horne > > Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 7:35 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Monitor emailed notifications > > > > > > That is correct, however Imail's monitor doesn't include the functionality > > to monitor whether a server is powered up, it is only designed to check > > whether services are running. So, for what the monitor is > > designed to do, a > > modem works great. It is meant to monitor whether the Imail services are > > running and whether other services necessary to Imail are > > running. I never > > meant to imply that this should take the place of enterprise-wide server > > monitoring. It is a good utility for what it does, though. > > > > It has saved my rear axle a few times. A while back our SMTP > > service would > > drop out intermittently, and the monitor notified me via text > > message to my > > cell phone that it was happening. Turned out to be the MSSMTP service had > > somehow gotten enabled again and was conflicting, causing the > > imail smtp to > > shut down. > > > > In this case, our enterprise server monitoring application was > > only checking > > to see if port 25 responded, so it didn't do us any good. Imail was > > specifically monitoring SMTPD32, so it let us know when it got > > knocked out. > > > > > > Dan Horne, CCNA > > Systems Administrator > > TAIS Web > > Wilcox World Travel & Tours > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > ---------------------------------------------------- > > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: > > This email message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the > > intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged > > information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is > > prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact > > the sender > > by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message. > > > > > > >>-----Original Message----- > > >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > > >>William Van Hefner > > >>Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 10:16 AM > > >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >>Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Monitor emailed notifications > > >> > > >> > > >>Dan, > > >> > > >>I have found that in most cases the box itself (and/or the > > >>OS) is more likely to be down than just iMail all by itself. > > >>Those two situations would both render the modem and > > >>notification software inoperable. I have never had iMail crap > > >>out on me all by itself. It's always been a hardware failure > > >>or the OS locking up entirely. Thus, I am still of the > > >>opinion that iMail's monitoring service is of more use where > > >>you are monitoring access to an outside network. > > >> > > >> > > >>William Van Hefner > > >>System Administrator > > >>Vantek Communications, Inc. > > >> > > >>> -----Original Message----- > > >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Dan Horne > > >>> Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 6:17 AM > > >>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >>> Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Monitor emailed notifications > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> >>How is the thing going to notify you via e-mail > > >>> >>if the e-mail server it is on is down?!!? > > >>> > > >>> With a modem on the server and a backup mail server or a pager or a > > >>> cell phone. > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> Dan Horne, CCNA > > >>> Systems Administrator > > >>> TAIS Web > > >>> Wilcox World Travel & Tours > > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >>> > > >>> ---------------------------------------------------- > > >>> CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: > > >>> This email message, including any attachments, is for the > > >>sole use of > > >>> the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and > > >>privileged > > >>> information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or > > >>distribution > > >>> is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, > > >>please contact > > >>> the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original > > >>> message. > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> >>-----Original Message----- > > >>> >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >>> >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of William > > >>> >>Van Hefner > > >>> >>Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2003 11:34 PM > > >>> >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >>> >>Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Monitor emailed notifications > > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > >>> >>Katie, > > >>> >> > > >>> >>I have used it. It works fine, unless you are monitoring your own > > >>> >>server. How is the thing going to notify you via e-mail if the > > >>> >>e-mail server it is on is down?!!? I use it to monitor > > >>stuff on my > > >>> >>other network. I find it to be quite useless for > > >>monitoring the box > > >>> >>(or even the network) it is placed on. > > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > >>> >>William Van Hefner > > >>> >>System Administrator > > >>> >> > > >>> >>Vantek Communications, Inc. > > >>> >>555 H St., Ste. C > > >>> >>P.O. Box 155 > > >>> >>Eureka, CA 95502-0155 > > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > >>> >>> -----Original Message----- > > >>> >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >>> >>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf > > >>Of Katie La > > >>> >>> Salle-Lowery > > >>> >>> Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2003 2:03 PM > > >>> >>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >>> >>> Subject: [IMail Forum] Monitor emailed notifications > > >>> >>> > > >>> >>> > > >>> >>> Has anyone used the Monitor's email notification? With > > >>> >>success? I'm > > >>> >>> trying for the first time and not having any luck. > > >>> >>> > > >>> >>> Thanks, > > >>> >>> Katie > > >>> >>> > > >>> >>> > > >>> >>> > > >>> >>> To Unsubscribe: > > >>http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing->>lists.html > > >>> >>> List > > >>Archive: > > >>> >>> > > >>http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > > >>> >>> Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > > >>> >>> --- > > >>> >>> [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] > > >>> >>> > > >>> >>> > > >>> >> > > >>> >>--- > > >>> >>[This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] > > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > >>> >>To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > > >>> >>List Archive: > > >>> >>http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%>>40list.ipswitch.com/ > > >>> >> > > >>> >>Knowledge Base/FAQ: > > >>> >>http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > > >>> >> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > > >>> List Archive: > > >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > > >>> Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > > >>> --- > > >>> [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] > > >>> > > >>> > > >> > > >>--- > > >>[This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] > > >> > > >> > > >>To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > > >>List Archive: > > >>http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%>>40list.ipswitch.com/ > > >> > > >>Knowledge Base/FAQ: > > >>http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > > >> > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > > List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > > Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > > --- > > [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] > > > > > > --- > [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] > > > To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
