The WhosOn Service Monitor is a tool that can be used to create and delete sites within WhosOn by using simple email messages. It also monitors the WhosOn Server service and starts it automatically if it is not running (or stops running for some reason).

This tool is designed to be used by ISP's or companies providing WhosOn services for multiple customers. Simple email messages can be sent to WhosOn to create new sites or delete existing ones. When new sites are created, WhosOn will send a setup email to the customer allowing for a completely automated service for creating and deleting sites.

The Service Monitor is located in the C:\Program Files\WhosOnV6\ folder and called WOServiceMonitor.exe

The Service Monitor must be run on the same PC as WhosOn. It connects to the WhosOn Server using the WhosOn Client TCP/IP Port (which defaults to 8011).

It can run as a service so that it starts automatically when your PC starts. To run it as a service click the Service button and then click the Install button to install the service. Then use the Windows Services applet to start the WhosOnServiceMonitor service.

How It Works

The Service Monitor checks a given POP3 account once every minute. You send emails in a specified format to this account (for example from a web form). If a new email is found it is parsed and site is either created or deleted from WhosOn. The email is then deleted from the POP3 server.

It is very important to use the specified POP3 account ONLY for the Sites Manager emails. You therefore need to create a new 'whoson' email account.