ossp-pkg/snmpdx/snmpdx.pod
1.1
##
## OSSP snmpdx -- SNMP Daemon Extension
## Copyright (c) 2003 The OSSP Project <http://www.ossp.org/>
## Copyright (c) 2003 Ralf S. Engelschall <rse@engelschall.com>
## Copyright (c) 2003 Cable & Wireless <http://www.cw.com/>
##
## Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for
## any purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that
## the above copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all
## copies.
##
## THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED
## WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
## MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.
## IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS AND COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND THEIR
## CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
## SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
## LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF
## USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND
## ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY,
## OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT
## OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
## SUCH DAMAGE.
##
=pod
=head1 NAME
B<OSSP snmpdx> - SNMP Daemon Extension
=head1 SYNOPSIS
=head1 DESCRIPTION
B<OSSP snmpdx> is a framework for easily hooking into B<net-snmp>'s
snmpd(8) and providing an own SNMP MIB and the OID implementing probes.
It is a B<Perl> program which either can be configured as a C<pass>
(not recommended) or C<pass_persist> (recommended) program into
F<snmpd.conf>.
=head1 SEE ALSO
snmpd(8), F<snmpd.conf>.
=head1 HISTORY
B<OSSP snmpdx> was implemented in August 2003 by I<Ralf S. Engelschall>
under contract with I<Cable & Wireless> as an Open Source framework for
easily hooking into B<net-snmp> in order to provide an own SNMP MIB and
the OID implementing probes.
=head1 AUTHORS
Ralf S. Engelschall <rse@engelschall.com>
Thomas Lotterer <thomas@lotterer.net>
=cut
