Saturday, January 28, 2012

One of the most requested features for this application is user-alerts for detected problems. I'm happy to report that this feature is now available. It took a little time to implement because I wanted to avoid a spam-like experience. Specifically I wanted to make sure (1) that you can turn on and off alerts as you please, and (2) that you can limit how often you are alerted about a problem. When you log in to the web site to check your system you will now see a link labeled "Alert Settings". Following the link will display this screen:






For each of the "system checks" performed on your system each day, you can choose (1) not to email any alert, (2) to email an alert just one time (when the problem first occurs) or (3) to email daily, while the problem persists.

The email address to which the message is sent is the same as the one you use to log into the system.

I'd be interested to hear what you think: Is the message informative? Would it be valuable to allow alternate email addresses or sending text messages to your cell phone? All these variations are possible.

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