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Monitor an MX record and status of SMTP availability
I am in the process of moving a DOMAIN name to a new provider and I am in need of having to monitor any down time inthe transfer process.
Is there any way to monitor an MX entry and fucntionality of the MX/Mail inbox being available during this transfer.
I am doing a test domain first and need to setup testing to see if any down time will exist whilst moving to new domain provider. It is a LINUX mailbox.
Is there any way to monitor an MX entry and fucntionality of the MX/Mail inbox being available during this transfer.
I am doing a test domain first and need to setup testing to see if any down time will exist whilst moving to new domain provider. It is a LINUX mailbox.
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register here ,http://www.mxtoolbox.com/Public/Login.aspx?page=pp, craete account for your self, then add your domain to monitor it,and add ur private email address,
then the site will continous monitor ur domain and will send u email if ur site is down for any time
then the site will continous monitor ur domain and will send u email if ur site is down for any time
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I have registered, and in order to get the functionality needed I need to pay. Do you know of a free site or tool that provides this functionality . The functionality is spot on in that is tests the MX record connects to the mail box and test it is functional.
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Does anyone know of a FREE tool ?
Hello,
Use KS Host Monitor.It's a tiny software and good for monitoring any service+IP.It'll automatically generate,alarm,email,sms.S erach by the following keywords:
KS-Soft Advanced Host Monitor Portable 8.14.exe
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Go to ks-soft.net website.
Or you may install Nagios.It's an open source tool.You can install and configure Nagios for mail service.
www.nagios.org
For configuring mail service monitor in Nagios:
http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/monitoring-email-nagios
Use KS Host Monitor.It's a tiny software and good for monitoring any service+IP.It'll automatically generate,alarm,email,sms.S
KS-Soft Advanced Host Monitor Portable 8.14.exe
or
Go to ks-soft.net website.
Or you may install Nagios.It's an open source tool.You can install and configure Nagios for mail service.
www.nagios.org
For configuring mail service monitor in Nagios:
http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/monitoring-email-nagios
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