gurus,
i need to know 2 things,
first: how can i send mail over the internet in case of system failures/crash?
second: how can i receive SMS alert on my phone in case of failures?
do i need to start any service on my box?
thanks & regards
abhijeet
first:
The solutions are sendmail and qmail, you should google as there are lots of info on these on the web.
However.
- You must have an internet connection and internet account, and a registered SMTP server. If you ISP gave you an email account it is possible you can use their SMTP server. If not, you must register yourself.
- Make sure you have SMTP port open from your server to internet on your firewall. Some companies may have it blocked.
Second:
Most phone service providers now have an Mail to SMS service (for a fee) so you can send an email as sms using <phone no>@<telco>.com e.g. 9876543@telcom.com Ask your provider
If not there should be local services which provide this service for a fee (usually per message basis)
Finally use a program such as mail2sms and buy a GPRS modem.
The subject is quite big, but if your infrastructure is set up sending an SMS is easy using mailx to say 9876543@telcom.com in your scripts