[osiris] mod_ports and filtering irrelevancies

[Rob Munsch]

Hey folks,

I realize everyone's favorite nile-based deity of agriculture, the dead, 
and consistent file structure is kind of in transition at the moment.

However the mod_ports thing failing to ignore mod_ports is getting to be 
an issue, especially as hosts are added.  I was wondering how others, 
especially with much larger deployments than mine, are coping with this 
- no notification mails, log everything centrally..?  I suppose i could 
alert on any Osiris line that *doesn't* contain mod_ports for starters, 
but was hoping to not to reinvent any wheels.  Especially since mine 
like to come out square.

I kind of like the email alerts with the ability to send no mail with no 
changes - ideally (wishlist?) any number of things could be specified to 
be ignored.  Then if you get a message you know it's something else, and 
most of the time you get no mail at all.

I *know* you aren't reading thru 1200 mod_ports emails a day, but i'm 
hoping not to reduce the effectiveness or speed of any alerts when 
something *does* happen.  I'd love to hear what people are doing; and 
lastly, has anyone taken a crack at getting ignoring mod_ports to work 
successfully?

Thanks,

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Rob Munsch
Solutions For Progress IT
www.solutionsforprogress.com