Re: [hobbit] ACK with Delay

[Asif Iqbal <iqbala-hobbit (at) qwestip.net>]

On Sun, Feb 13, 2005 at 08:30:23AM, Henrik Stoerner wrote:
> On Sat, Feb 12, 2005 at 08:23:26PM -0500, Asif Iqbal wrote:
> > Is there a way to retrieve an alert based on the ACKCODE?
> 
> [snip BB script that picks out hostname+service for an ack code]
> 
> I hope you don't mind my asking: Why ?

This way I can keep the delay script simple. I do not have to parse the
host.service info from the subject or body of the message. Plus with
skytel it looses the subject. So I just look for the [12345] code in the
email and just use that as a reference to pick up the host.service

Thanks

> 
> The only way you can get the ack-code is via an alert-message that
> already includes the host+service name.
> 
> So I'd like to know what you're using this for, because I have a
> suspicion that you're really trying to do something that ought to be
> done in another way.
> 
> 
> Regards,
> Henrik
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