I need a DOS batch file to ping an external list of server by hostname, not IP. Also, I need to have the results piped to another external text file and want these results emailed to a few people. Anyone have a sample DOS script I could copy?

ping hostname >> mypingtest.txt ping hostname >> mypingtest.txt so on and so forth. simple to write. >> means append so you need to create the text file first. How you are going to automate this with email... good luck. Might want to check into programs like What's Up Gold on other network monitoring softwares which so have the ability to email. Imagine the power if you knew how to internet search

You can use Sendmail to send the resultant text files. The text files can be used as input to the sendmail applcation using << instead of >>. Make sure you read and understand the instructions on how to configure the .ini file. http://glob.com.au/sendmail Sendmail is designed to be used with scripting languages. Stuart

~Thanks for the quick reply. Here is what I'm getting: "The process cannot access the filebecause it is being used by another process". Any suggestions?

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Thanks for the last link Wanderer, exactly what I needed. Thanks to all others too.