Script to check if a service is running...restart if not

Good morning. I'm looking for an example of a script that I can run as a cron job every five minutes that will check to see if a daemon is running (named) and restart it if it is not. For some crazy reason my name server decides to die (usually in the middle of the night). Thanks for any help J

RE: Looking for ISP class email package

Michael, We currently use Sendmail for the MTA, Squirrelmail for the web interface, and Webmin/usermin to allow domain owners complete control over their users and mailboxes. Right now I we're up to almost 200 domains. Works like a champ. Don't forget to throw MailScanner, SpamAssassin and Clam