MARK: You might also do a "roll your own monitoring" using a tool like Intermapper or NetSaint.
Intermapper is a Mac platform tool that will monitor most of the common protocols ( HTTP, HTTPS, SMTP or just ping). There's an e-mail tool in there for notification purposes, and can be hooked up to a paging modem. Down side - InterMapper requires a 24x7 connection. Put out by DartWare Contact me off list if you like and I can give you more details. ( I have no association with DartWare other than using this product for the last 5 years. It just works.) -- Guy M > I recently switched hosting services for my website. They guarantee a 99% > uptime. Just about every other day there have been service outages and > it's > getting a bit frustrating. They range from a matter of minutes (at least > from the time I realize they are down) to an hour or so. This does not > sound > like a mere 1% of the time. They say it is a temporary problem but I just > want to make sure. > > Can anybody suggest a service that will regularly ping (hope that's the > correct term) my website to make sure it's up, and track the times that it > is down? I figure I will need some proof if I want to file a complaint > regard down time. > > Another option might be a software I could run on my machine at home which > is on a DSL connection. > > Thanks in advance for any suggestions. > > -Mark > FYI, my site is: http://www.helpmymac.com > > > -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
