passive checks via smtp? or similar

[Matt Johnson]

 --- Matt Johnson <johnsonmlw at yahoo.com> wrote: 
> Hi all,
> 
> I'm trying to monitor a host the other side of a
> very
> restrictive firewall.
> 
> The host *can* send mail via smtp to the nagios
> server
> (my side). Is there a simple (and not very secure)
> way
> of having nagios expect regular emails from a host,
> or
> it registers that host as unknown or down?
> 
> I know this has flaws, but it *seems* to be all I
> have..?

Appologies. I'll look into "Naplax" which I just
stumbled across. I'll continue this thread if it
doesn't work out.

--
Matt


	
	
		
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