Smokeping_probes_SendEmail(3) SmokePing Smokeping_probes_SendEmail(3)
NAME
Smokeping::probes::SendEmail - a Smokeping probe that measure time
needed to send an mail
SYNOPSIS
*** Probes ***
+SendEmail
bodysize = 1024
forks = 5
from = test@test.com # mandatory
offset = 50%
step = 300
subject = Test Smokeping
timeout = 15
to = test@test.com # mandatory
# The following variables can be overridden in each target section
/^influx_.+/ = influx_location = In the basement
pings = 5
port = 25
# [...]
*** Targets ***
probe = SendEmail # if this should be the default probe
# [...]
+ mytarget
# probe = SendEmail # if the default probe is something else
host = my.host
/^influx_.+/ = influx_location = In the basement
pings = 5
port = 25
DESCRIPTION
This probe actually send a mail to a MX server and measure time it took.
You can choose the sender and recipient address as well as the size of
the mail.
VARIABLES
Supported probe-specific variables:
bodysize
Size of the mail to send in bytes. If set to 0, a default mail
content will be set. Note that mail always contain From, To and
Subject headers.
Example value: 1024
Default value: 0
forks
Run this many concurrent processes at maximum
Example value: 5
Default value: 5
from
Mail from address
Example value: test@test.com
This setting is mandatory.
offset
If you run many probes concurrently you may want to prevent them
from hitting your network all at the same time. Using the probe-
specific offset parameter you can change the point in time when each
probe will be run. Offset is specified in % of total interval, or
alternatively as 'random', and the offset from the 'General' section
is used if nothing is specified here. Note that this does NOT
influence the rrds itself, it is just a matter of when data
acquisition is initiated. (This variable is only applicable if the
variable 'concurrentprobes' is set in the 'General' section.)
Example value: 50%
step
Duration of the base interval that this probe should use, if
different from the one specified in the 'Database' section. Note
that the step in the RRD files is fixed when they are originally
generated, and if you change the step parameter afterwards, you'll
have to delete the old RRD files or somehow convert them. (This
variable is only applicable if the variable 'concurrentprobes' is
set in the 'General' section.)
Example value: 300
subject
Subject of the mail
Example value: Test Smokeping
Default value: Test
timeout
How long a single 'ping' takes at maximum
Example value: 15
Default value: 5
to Rcpt to address
Example value: test@test.com
This setting is mandatory.
Supported target-specific variables:
/^influx_.+/
This is a tag that will be sent to influxdb and has no impact on the
probe measurement. The tag name will be sent without the "influx_"
prefix, which will be replaced with "tag_" instead. Tags can be used
for filtering.
Example value: influx_location = In the basement
pings
How many pings should be sent to each target, if different from the
global value specified in the Database section. Note that the number
of pings in the RRD files is fixed when they are originally
generated, and if you change this parameter afterwards, you'll have
to delete the old RRD files or somehow convert them.
Example value: 5
port
Port of the SMTP server to reach
Example value: 25
Default value: 25
AUTHORS
Florian Coulmier <florian@coulmier.fr>,
SEE ALSO
smokeping_extend
2.8.2 2024-02-04 Smokeping_probes_SendEmail(3)
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