{bb} Problems monitoring SMTP Service

["Dirk H. Schulz" <dirk.schulz@kinzesberg.de>]

Hi folks,

I have a problem monitoring smtp services on remote networks:

When the monitored smtp service is not on the same subnet as the 
bbnet/bbdisplay host, then bb shows red (trouble) for the service every 
few hours and just for a short period that is more or less the length of 
BBSLEEP for bbnet:
- if BBSLEEP=300, then the downtimes shown are between 4 minutes 30 and 
5 minutes 30.
- if BBSLEEP=150, then the downtimes shown are between 2 minutes and 3 
minutes.

The weird thing is, that the smtp service shows successful connection 
attempts in the logs all the time - and a downtime shorter than BBSLEEP 
does not make sense.

All bb-hosts are the same, the ping times between bbnet and smtp host 
are excellent – I do not know where to look.

Any hint or help is appreciated.

Dirk
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