Thank you to all of you who responded.  This has been helpful in gaining an 
understanding of the feature's value.
One more question........can you shut down a system after receiving an SNMP 
trap?  Can I kick off a script through program notifications to do this?

Thanks in advance,

Johnny


>From: "Michael Patterson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: RE: [WhatsUp Forum] Program notifications
>Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2001 11:54:14 -0700
>
>Hello Johnny,
>
>Are you talking about the ability to execute a program if the
>device/application fails?
>
>We setup WhatsUp Gold to send an SNMP set to reset a UPS if a device
>attached to it stops responding.  Rebooting the device seems to bring it
>back.  Not an ideal solution but, WhatsUp Gold allowed us to deliver on 
>what
>the client wanted. Also, we have used it to open and close trouble tickets.
>
>Pretty slick, the Program Notification feature is awesome.
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Michael Patterson
>Somix Technologies
>(207)324-8805 x222
>(207)324-8683 fax
>www.SOMIX.com Check out Denika for WhatsUp Gold
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Johnny
>Spencer
>Sent: Monday, August 06, 2001 1:08 PM
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: [WhatsUp Forum] Program notifications
>
>
>Hi Everyone,
>
>Being new to network monitoring and the WhatsUp Gold product, can you 
>please
>share some of the ways that the Program Notification feature is being
>utilized?
>
>Thank you in advance,
>
>Johnny
>
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