Couple of Scripts

[Mark Haney]

Thom Paine wrote:
> I am looking for a couple of scripts to do the following.
> 
> 1. I would like a script that can look at my messages file and show me
> how many times and when I get disconnected from my isp. Then post this
> to a simple webpage on my server.
> 
> 2. Another script that will look at maillog and tell me what messages
> are rejected. Some of my users are concerned they are not getting
> legitimate email and with mailscanner and some snert milters running,
> I'm not sure the best way to figure this out.
> 
> Does anyone have some already made? I would think that there would be
> other people doing this.
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 

This is an easy one.  Get OSSEC.  You can customize rules for this very
purpose.  It works great.  I use it in similar situations so I am pretty
sure this will work for you.

It's lightweight, and may /possibly/ still be overkill for you, but it
keeps you rolling your own, etc.


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Mark Haney
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ERC Broadband
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