From e90ead311dff1bccd50cbea8e2e915c185537e53 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: F3RR3T Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2014 15:01:35 +1000 Subject: First (minor) cut of readme file --- README.md | 10 ++++++++-- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index ec646d1..2b94241 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,4 +1,10 @@ -monitor +monitor.sh ======= -Automated email sender that monitors and reports on network and sensors. +*Automated email sender that monitors and reports on network and sensors* + +This script is called periodically (such as from a cron job). It obtains the internet (external IP +address and logs it to a temporary file. When the external IP address changes, the following steps occur: +- The owner is notified by email of the address change. +- The log file is deleted. + -- cgit v1.3