INTRODUCTION This program is designed to monitor one or more File Server's error logs and notify designated parties via Pegasus Mail and/or NetWare 'send' messages when errors occur. Using a configuration file, you can setup all of the notification options and monitoring options. Please note this program uses Pegasus Mail to send EMAIL. It does not use MHS mail! SHAREWARE LICENSE The Shareware version is for evaluation purposes only and will not send Pegasus Mail messages or make use of NetWare 'send' messages. You are granted a one time, thirty (30) day evaluation license to determine if this program is of value to you. At the end of thirty days you must register the program with the author or stop using the program. SHAREWARE V.S. REGISTERED FEATURES The Shareware version will check the error log once every 60 seconds and keep cycling until a key is pressed. Registered versions allow you to set the time between cycles. The Shareware version will check one File Server. Registered versions will check as many File Servers as you purchase licenses for. The Shareware version will not send Pegasus Mail messages or NetWare 'send' messages. Registered versions allow you to set the notification options and the people who should be notified. Shareware versions require the file F:\SYSTEM\SYS$LOG.ERR to exist, or the program terminates with an error message. Registered versions allow you to bypass this requirement. The Shareware version will stop operating after 500 checks of the error log. You may of course, restart the program in a batch file, but this is violating the spirit of the Shareware concept. The Registered version allows you to indicate which errors you do not wish to have a report or notification made on. Most installation problems occur when peg_mon.exe and pmail.exe are not in the same directory. The registered version (which sends mail) of this program has been extensively tested and found to operate properly if the two programs reside in the same directory. INSTALLATION The program file peg_mon.exe MUST BE COPIED TO THE SAME DIRECTORY as the DOS version of Pegasus mail. The account you use to login to the File Server must have R F rights to F:\SYSTEM. Please note the following... 1) The program attempts to read F:\SYSTEM\SYS$LOG.ERR to determine whether anything is in the error log file. 2) If F:\SYSTEM\SYS$LOG.ERR does not exist, the Shareware version will terminate with an error message. The registered version has a command line switch to shut off this function and continues if no error log is found. I suggest creating an account named peg_mon and calling the following batch file from the login script. (It may be a good idea to copy logout.exe to the same directory) @echo off cd \pegasus_mail_directory peg_mon logout This way, if someone stops the program for any reason, the logout command is run which terminates the connection. This is recommended for safety reasosns, as peg_mon requires R F to F:\SYSTEM to operate. LICENSE INFORMATION This program is licensed in one of three ways. The first is a Single Server license. This allows you to monitor one and only one File Server at a time. To monitor two to eight File Servers, you must purchase a Site License for each group of up to eight (8) servers you wish to monitor. A seperate workstation is required for each group of eight (8) servers you wish to monitor. No matter which of the licenses above you purchase, you will receive one or more 'dongles' which connect to the Parallel Port of the computer(s) being used. The 'dongle' in no way effects the computer(s) and is used, quite frankly, to enforce license limits. For those who refuse to accept a 'dongle' an un-limited site license is available. This option is expensive but you may find it the best alternative for your site requirements. All software is covered by a thirty day money back warranty provided the 'dongles' have not been tampered with and the program has not been altered in any way. Author's Note Please be advised the Shareware version DOES NOT contain all of the code contained in the Registered version. This is done to reduce the size of the file and to prevent security breaches. Reverse engineering will NOT allow anyone to modify the program to operate as a registered copy. Further, be advised that the program has been protected after compilation. Changes to PEG_MON.EXE may render it inoperable! PEG_MON (TM) REGISTRATION FORM, VERSION 1.1 Name:___________________________________________________ Address:________________________________________________ Address:________________________________________________ City:___________________________________________________ State:__________________________________________________ Postal Code:____________________________________________ Educational instiutions can obtain a 30% discount simply by printing this form on their letterhead and including the name and phone number of the head of Purchasing. Purchase Orders are NOT accepted! Single Server License $ 129.00 $ ______.____ Site License (Up to 8 Servers Per License) $ 400.00 $ ______.____ Unlimited Site License (No 'dongle') $ 995.00 $ ______.____ Replacement Dongle (License #:____________) $ 59.95 $ ______.____ Shipping and Handling 10.00 $ 10.00 Total $ ______.____ Please send all orders to: Richard Levey 1 Pace Plaza, T-1506 New York, NY 10038 Please allow a minimum of three (3) weeks for your order to arrive.