
This is nsc version v0.80.

nsc is a curses-based console monitor for Nagios v1.x and v2.


Installation
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Please read INSTALL.txt - or just run install.sh.


News in v0.80 (since v0.71)
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 - support for the new Nagios v2.0 status.log format
 - support for services and hosts in Nagios "acknowledged" state
 - support for "Remote Nagios" - monitor Nagios on a different host
 - select specific hosts to monitor with --hosts=x,y,z on commandline
 - services can now be sorted by host with the 'h' key
 - improved colour-support and $TERM-handling
 - distribution kit available as rpm package
 - installation script included with .tar.gz package
 - nsc will keep running, if status.log ceases to exist or is unreadable
 - numerous display improvements - smoother than ever
 - many other minor improvements and bugfixes
 - switch from GPL to the Perl Artistic License


Support and such
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The latest stable version of nsc can be picked up from:

   http://freshmeat.net/projects/nsc/

Homepage:

   http://nsc-gothix.sourceforge.net/

Join the mailing list for nsc at:

   http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nsc-users/

Beta-versions are usually not announced on freshmeat.net, but I generally
post to the mailing list, whenever they become available. So join the list,
if you want to be on the edge.

nsc was written by Stig H. Jacobsen, E-mail nsc@gothix.biz
(but please use the mailing list for support)


Legal stuff
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nsc, its modules and documentation are:

   Copyright Stig H. Jacobsen & Gothix 2000-2005.

nsc is distributed under the Perl Artistic License.

Nagios is a registered trademark of Ethan Galstad.


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