The TCP-SMTP check does this....it will connect to port 25 and see if the response it gets is OK for the SMTP protocol. If you only want to see if the port is "listening" then you can use the TCP-port connector on port 25.
dirk -----Original Message----- From: Servers Alive Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Heath Abbate Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2011 5:31 PM To: Servers Alive Discussion List Subject: [SA-list] can salive do a check via telnet? I want to have a check that telnets to port 25 on my mail server and make sure it gets a response. Ran into a situation where the approprate service was still running but a telnet to port 25 didn't work and thus email was down and no alert fired off. Doable? The contents of this message, together with any attachments, are intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which they are addressed and may contain information that is confidential and exempt from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this message, or any attachment, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the original sender immediately by telephone or by return E-mail and delete this message, along with any attachments, from your computer. Thank you. To unsubscribe send a message with UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject line to [email protected] If you use auto-responders (like out-of-the-office messages), make sure that they are not sent to the list nor to individual members. Doing so will cause you to be automatically removed from the list. To unsubscribe send a message with UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject line to [email protected] If you use auto-responders (like out-of-the-office messages), make sure that they are not sent to the list nor to individual members. Doing so will cause you to be automatically removed from the list.
