Re: Email monitoring

From: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
To: Andrew Sullivan <ajs(at)crankycanuck(dot)ca>
Cc: pgsql-www(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Email monitoring
Date: 2008-03-24 15:41:43
Message-ID: 200803241541.m2OFfh008042@momjian.us
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Andrew Sullivan wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 24, 2008 at 11:26:03AM -0400, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > > What is the problem you are trying to solve?
> >
> > Email is blocked but there is no notification except "Hey, I haven't
> > gotten email in a while".
>
> Adding a completely different address for that is not really a good monitor.
>
> There are at least these problems possible:
>
> - routing problems
> - mail server problems
> - list server problems
> - machine failure problems
> - delivery problems
>
> These each need different monitors, I suggest. Let's work on those.

OK, but I have no idea how to monitor those, just email send/receive.

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