RE: [hobbit] dialup directive not implemented?

["Hubbard, Greg L" <greg.hubbard (at) eds.com>]

Mike,

I use "dialup" to flag a host that may or may not be there when I ping
it. If the host is not accessible, the status is clear instead of red.
Handy for test machines.  This dates back to Big Brother.  Could this be
what you are trying to use?

GLH

-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Serra [mailto:mserra (at) iwu.edu] 
Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2006 9:03 AM
To: hobbit (at) hswn.dk
Subject: [hobbit] dialup directive not implemented?

Hi Hobbit users,
I have a simple question about the "dialup" directive in bb-hosts, the
one that is supposed to come immediately after a page or subpage
directive, and is used to ping a range of hosts, like a modem pool.  Our
sysadmin tells me that he read (in a man page online?) that this
directive is not implemented.  And it's acting like it isn't: we can't
get it to do anything, despite trying every possible syntax that could
make sense.  But on the other hand people online talk about this as if
they're using it just fine.  So -- is it implemented?  We are using
hobbit version 4.2-beta-20060605.
Thanks,
- Mike Serra

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