Monitoring an output queue

[rob@xxxxxxxxx]

We are using some monitoring software.  I have a problem monitoring remote 
output queues.  When I turn off the printer on a -REMOTE- output queue and 
send it a spool file it doesn't go into a MSGW or anything.  Like this 
remote output queue P01A08.
WRKSBSJOB QSPL
Job         User        Type     -----Status-----
PVCBAR1     QSPLJOB     WTR      ACTIVE 
P01A01      QSPLJOB     WTR      ACTIVE 
P01A01T     QSPLJOB     WTR      ACTIVE 
P01A02      QSPLJOB     WTR      ACTIVE 
P01A06      QSPLJOB     WTR      ACTIVE 
P01A07      QSPLJOB     WTR      ACTIVE 
P01A08      QSPLJOB     WTR      ACTIVE    

WRKWTR *ALL 
Writer      Type  Device      Queue       Library     Status  Form Type 
P01A08      RMT               P01A08      QUSRSYS      STR    *ALL     
Notice, no MSGW? 

And the spool file itself will look like: 
            Device or                       Total   Current         
File        Queue       User Data   Status  Pages     Page   Copies 
QSYSPRT     P01A08                   SND        1                1 

About all I could think of was to monitor for any spool file in a SND 
status for an inordinate amount of time.  Or, x number of spool files in 
RDY state in that output queue.  Any other suggestions?  (Now if I could 
only get our monitoring software to handle one of those.)

Rob Berendt