Re: System monitoring service?

[Jeff Crosby <jlcrosby@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for this info, Ken.

On Mon, Dec 6, 2010 at 4:55 PM, Ken Sims <mdrg8066@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi David -
>
> On Mon, 06 Dec 2010 09:45:03 -0600, David Gibbs <david@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> > I need a service that will check various services and that they respond
> correctly (not just a ping).
>
> I have a free account at Site24x7 <http://site24x7.com/>.  They access
> a webpage once an hour.  If it's inaccessible, doesn't contain a
> certain character string, does contain some other character, etc., it
> triggers an alert.
>
> According to their website, they offer:
>  Website
>  Web Application
>  DNS Server
>  Mail Server RTT
>  Analyze Web Page
>  Port Monitor
>  POP Service Monitor
>  SMTP Service Monitor
>  Ping Monitor
>
> I used to use a paid service from Security Space
> <http://www.securityspace.com/>, where I had web, SMTP, and ping
> monitoring.
>
> According to their website, they offer:
>  Web Servers (http://)
>  Secure Web Servers (https://)
>  Multi-Page Web Transactions
>  Custom Coded Monitors
>  Mail Servers (smtp)
>  ICMP (ping)
>  SNMP Agents
>  POP3 Servers
>  FTP Servers
>  SSH Connections
>  DNS Servers
>  TCP Ports
>  Database Servers
>
> Ken
>
> Ken
> Opinions expressed are my own and do not necessarily represent the views
> of my employer or anyone in their right mind.
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