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Date:      Fri, 19 Sep 1997 09:06:05 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Brian Clapper <bmc@WillsCreek.COM>
To:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: tester ditty (fwd)
Message-ID:  <199709191306.JAA00473@current.willscreek.com>
In-Reply-To: <76378096@toto.iv>

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Steve Hovey wrote:

> Im trying to set up a system of checks that will beep me of something isnt
> working - I use ping to see if machines are up or not, but could use
> something that will check that a port is being answered - for instance,
> something that would connect to a mail or web port and return an
> errorlevel if nothing is answering that port - does anyone know of
> anything like that available anywhere?

Try Big Brother.  It's available as port `bb'.  The author, Sean MacGuire,
also has a Big Brother web page: See
http://www.iti.qc.ca/iti/users/sean/bb-dnld/index.html

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Brian Clapper, bmc@WillsCreek.COM, http://WWW.WillsCreek.COM/
Lack of skill dictates economy of style.
        -- Joey Ramone



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