RE: [SA-list] Evaluation

[Rick Fogarty]

Thanks for the input.  I've heard nothing but wonderful things about SA and am excited about our purchase.  Since I don't have the checkbook, I have to send the request to the boss.  For the relatively little money, I think we're getting much in return.   If you don't mind me asking... how did you configure your SMS stuff.  I'm still searching for a way to configure it.  I just have to find someone that has the ability to text from their phone. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stephen Gordon Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 9:53 AM To: salive@woodstone.nu Subject: Re: [SA-list] Evaluation A horde?  Paints an interesting picture of a ruthless band of developers seeking out any and all network deviances :-)   To put in my two pennies I have been using SA for a while now and it has saved my backside from the flames of unemployment a few times.   It's currently monitoring a 14\7, 2000+ seat call centre infrastructure containing MX, DB, DNS, Web and dialler systems (as well as the usual Windows AD set-up) split across 7 sites.  It's set to sms text me or one of the other team (depending who is on-call) when systems are down, services have stopped running or even when the Comms rooms have gotten too hot.  It has convinced my boss (a die hard fan of another monitoring product costing thous££££££) to stop hassling me to implement what every one else is using and to turn on more SA monitoring.   On top of that, anything I have ever wanted to do with it has either been explained in the manual, by one of the many regular contributors to the list or by Dirk himself.   I'll admit the first time I paid for SA I was worrying if I'd thrown (relatively little) money away.  But I can safely say it has been the best professional buy I have made. ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: salive@woodstone.nu Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 2:20 PM Subject: Re: [SA-list] Evaluation ? This raises an interesting point. To be honest, I've always assumed that Dirk = Woodstone = Dirk. Is there a vast horde of Woodstoners hiding behind the scenes? Ian _________________________________ Ian K Gray OEL IS - European Infrastructure Support Tel: +44 1236 502661 Mob: +44 7881 518854 Jason Passow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 17/01/2006 13:47 Please respond to salive@woodstone.nu To salive@woodstone.nu cc Subject Re: [SA-list] Evaluation Don't forget the rest of the Woodstone team. Not to slight Dirk for all of the work he does answering these emails, but it takes the whole team to keep this running. Jason Passow Mississippi Welders Supply [EMAIL PROTECTED] ph: (507) 494-5178 fax: (507) 454-8104 "If you do everything right, nobody will realize you've done anything at all." Barry George wrote: > > No problem – I have SA text my cell as well – I just use the pager as > a back up. It’s saved my bacon a couple of times when the exchange > servers crashes or stops responding. But there are other alternatives > – that’s the wonderful thing about Dirks product. > > You’ll never regret buying it. > > > Barry > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > *From:* Rick Fogarty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Sent:* January 16, 2006 3:55 PM > *To:* salive@woodstone.nu > *Subject:* RE: [SA-list] Evaluation > > Good to know. I'm looking for a solution that allows me to send to a > group of individuals. Most DON'T have pagers, just cells. In fact, in > the near future the pagers will be going away. Think there will be a > problem with that? > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > *On Behalf Of *Barry George > *Sent:* Monday, January 16, 2006 3:44 PM > *To:* salive@woodstone.nu > *Subject:* RE: [SA-list] Evaluation > > Hey! > > I’ve been using numeric paging since I started using SA 3 years ago. > Works fine for me. > > Only time it hasn’t worked is when the wife takes the battery out of > my pager J > > > Barry > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > *From:* Dirk Bulinckx [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Sent:* January 16, 2006 3:24 PM > *To:* salive@woodstone.nu > *Subject:* RE: [SA-list] Evaluation > > Numeric paging isn't reliable as it's not based on a protocol. > > Alpha paging (SMS) is reliable as it's based on a protocol. However > there are still several "weak" points: the modem, the line, the > gateway and the speed of the provider. But it works. > > Dirk. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > *On Behalf Of *Rick Fogarty > *Sent:* Monday, January 16, 2006 9:20 PM > *To:* salive@woodstone.nu > *Subject:* [SA-list] Evaluation > > Just finishing up evaluations on Servers Alive. I'm really digging the > product. Anyone got the Alpha/Numeric paging working? I don't > currently have a service to dial into (still working that) so I was > wondering how it worked? > > > Thanks > > Rick > To unsubscribe from a list, send a mail message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] With the following in the body of the message:   unsubscribe SAlive