Re: syntax error - alert

[Jan-Henrik Haukeland]

On 23. jan. 2007, at 17.18, Jose Raul Baron wrote:

>  check host blablabla with address 999.999.999.999
>      if failed port 21 protocol ftp with timeout 15 seconds then
>         ALERT address@hidden MAIL-FORMAT { from: address@hidden }

Alert is a statement defining the alert to be sent for just one  
service, but since alert also is an action the statement should say:

 check host blablabla with address 999.999.999.999
     if failed port 21 protocol ftp with timeout 15 seconds then alert
     ALERT address@hidden MAIL-FORMAT { from: address@hidden }


It may look confusing and an alternative is to define a global alert  
which may be more clear:

set address@hidden MAIL-FORMAT { from: address@hidden }

 check host blablabla with address 999.999.999.999
     if failed port 21 protocol ftp with timeout 15 seconds then alert

Jan-Henrik