Hi folks,
When I first started using Exim, I used eximon to keep an eye on what
it was doing. However, since then I've discontinued this because:
1. eximon needs to be run as root/mail on the server, and needs the X
libraries on the server...
2. eximon is fine for monitoring one machine, but 3?
So, I finally decided to have a think about a way of replacing it with
something that suited me better. The first thing to do, as I saw it,
was to replace the single monitor program with a client/server
pair. This would allow a client to connect to multiple servers, and
remove the requirement for the server to have the display libraries
installed- clearing the way to have fancier clients written (e.g. for
Gnome/KDE).
I've made a start on this- I've got a server that monitors the log
files, and I've written a simple curses-based client that mixes the
output from several servers together.
If anyone is interested, the source package is at
http://www.debian.org/~araqnid/exim_status-0.2.tar.gz
It's written in C++.... My C++ is somewhat shaky, I'm afraid :|
However, I've tried to write a class that does most of the work of
communicating with the server, which is just extended by supplying
handlers for printing a log line, updating the queue status...
All comments appreciated. (Even if it's "Your idea is fundamentally
flawed because...." :})
Tested with: Linux, Solaris 7; GCC 2.95.2; ncurses. In theory, will
work on anything similar....
SRH
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