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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

-->