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Description:

Service monitor is an application designed to monitor the status of a specified service, it has a configurable email alert system
that will send an email based on the options stated in the applications config file.

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This Application has no configuration interface, and is configured through a single XML file, and annotated example is provided below

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>

  Dhcp
  
  2000
  on
  None
  
  25
  
  
  Service Monitor Alert
  Running
  Paused


<!--
   
   The service internal name
  
    
  The displayed name of the service 

  *NOTE* 
   only use one of the above to identify your service, service_name is likely best
   but display is easier to get

  
  This is the time measured in milliseconds (1000 = 1 second)
  
  
  Determines if you will recieve balloon tip alerts are not
  
  Possible: 
  on 
  off 
  *Note* Off is recommend for older windows software version
  
   
  This determines when mail alerts are sent
  after an unwanted service status change
  
  Possible: 
  continuous
  onchange
  none
  
  continuous, will send an email message every
  polling interval is not recommend
  
  onchange, will be send message only on service 
  status changes
  
  none, no emails are sent
  
  
  your outgoing smtp server
  
  
  outgoing smtp server port, default 25
  
  
  email address that the message will say its from
  
  
  address the message will be sent to
  
  
  email subject
  
  
  use a single entry for possible ok status
  the status from this list WILL NOT trigger an email alert
  
  Possible:
  Running
  Stopped
  Paused
  ContinuePending
  PausePending
  StartPending
  
-->