Mail help needed

[Martyn]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: James Pratt [mailto:jpratt at norwich.edu] 
> Sent: 12 May 2009 16:44
> To: Martyn; nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] Mail help needed
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Martyn [mailto:martyn at chetnet.co.uk]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 11:31 AM
> To: nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: [Nagios-users] Mail help needed
> 
> I have found a provider that will convert Email to Voice but 
> they use $START$ and $END$ for their system to understand the mails.
> 
> I have altered my mail script as below 
> 
> /usr/bin/printf "%b" "$START$ Alert\n\nNotification Type:
> $NOTIFICATIONTYPE$\n\nService: $SERVICEDESC$\nHost:
> $HOSTALIAS$\nAddress: $HOSTADDRESS$\nState: 
> $SERVICESTATE$\n\nDate/Time:
> $LONGDATETIME$\n\nAdditional Info:\n\n$SERVICEOUTPUT$" $END$ 
> | /usr/bin/mailx -s " $NOTIFICATIONTYPE$ alert - 
> $HOSTALIAS$/$SERVICEDESC$ is $SERVICESTATE$ " $CONTACTEMAIL$
> 
> But when I send a test mail I get which just adds a single $ 
> at the beginning and the end, is there a way to do this or is 
> this happening because Nagios users the $ itself, sorry for 
> what may seem a dumb question to you but I just do not know the answer
> 
> $ Alert 
> 
> Notification Type: PROBLEM 
> 
> Service: FTP
> Host: test
> Address: 8x.1x.9x.2x
> State: CRITICAL 
> 
> Date/Time: Tue May 12 15:53:40 BST 2009 
> 
> Additional Info: 
> 
> CRITICAL - Socket timeout after 10 seconds$ 
> 
> Cheers 
> 
> Martyn 
> 
> 
> ---
> 
> This is because $START$ and $END$ aren't defined in 
> commands.cfg , that is they contain no variable data so it 
> shows as a blank $ - if you need to send those explicitly 
> with no variable in your email/notification, you will likely 
> have to escape the $'s such as:
> 
> \$START\$ 
> 
> And 
> 
> \$END\$ 
> 
> 
> Hth,
> Cheers,
> Jamie
> 
> 
> 

Jamie thanks so much, this worked a treat and again something else I have
learnt from this fantastic group again.

Martyn


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