Re: Null Connection in Service Monitoring

[Joseph Mack <mack.joseph@xxxxxxx>]

pb wrote:
> 
> Hi Joe and all,
> 
> I use a test-smtp.sh script as follows to test the
> appropriate existence of smtp port 25 and that it is
> active on the real servers.

You're re-inventing a monitor (part of the Mon package).
There already is an smtp.monitor. It has a variable timeout.
(I don't know whether it does what you want)


Joe
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