[Xymon] Xymon Network Tests - Behaviour?

[Xymon User in Richmond]

On Wed, August 24, 2011 08:42, henrik at hswn.dk wrote:
> On Wed, 24 Aug 2011 13:52:55 +0200, Mario Valetti <mariov652 at gmail.com>
wrote:
>>
>> Is it possible to disable a host in a way that avoids Xymon checking
for the host at all?
>
> No. How would Xymon detect that the host becomes OK without trying to
ping it ?
>

Why would Xymon care about whether a host disabled for a specific period
of time becomes OK during that time?