Hi, > If Nagios' DNS held a TXT record indicating the latest released > version in a given trend, then it can be checked in a way that is much > gentler -- a DNS RR is cached automatically by the DNS servers used, > depending on how Nagios.org defines the RR. > > An "update check" can simply compare the current revision versus the > latest, and respond with the standard Nagios WARN/FAIL responses as > desired by the users. > > The end result is a flagged event that can be detected, reported, and > escalated just like any other event.
+1 - I'm behind this idea all the way (it's how Nagios Looking Glass checks for updates.) The idea of having this as a standard Nagios check is extremely appealing. Thanks, Andy ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by: SourcForge Community SourceForge wants to tell your story. http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword _______________________________________________ Nagios-users mailing list Nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nagios-users ::: Please include Nagios version, plugin version (-v) and OS when reporting any issue. ::: Messages without supporting info will risk being sent to /dev/null
