looking for a freeware alternatve (OT: software)

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Anna

Hi all,

I am looking for a software to control and monitor the HD size not to fall
under certain GB.

what i want is it should moniotor the HD size and if it falls under
predefined GBs then it should send email and sms alert (optional) to
included individuals.

most importantly, it should automatically delete files with certain
extenstion (we define it) and certain date from the drive.

I am working a multi-national company. And we are able to get License for
it.

regards
 
Anna said:
what i want is it should moniotor the HD size and if it falls
under predefined GBs then it should send email and sms alert
(optional) to included individuals.
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Write a script in a language of your choice (I'd use Python), that
check the HD size and sends emails when your condition is
fulfilled. This is really not that difficult: I've only played a
bit with Python before but I could already write such a thing. For
SMS sending, I think you'll need some other software or a paid
service, but I can't really help you with that.

Then, download a simple scheduler program that simply executes the
script every 10 minutes (for example), and you're done.
most importantly, it should automatically delete files with
certain extenstion (we define it) and certain date from the
drive.
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Same principle: just put it in the script, and it will do it for
you every 10 minutes.
I am working a multi-national company. And we are able to get
License for it.
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I really hope you're not going to pay for something like this.

Regards,
Wald
 
Wald said:
I really hope you're not going to pay for something like this.

Regards,
Wald
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Actually, I suspect a large corporation would PREFER to pay for such a
program. Liability issues and privacy issues abound in such a set-up. If
it is written in house, the corporation assumes full responsibility for any
bad stuff that occurs along with any fixes that might be required.

Now a good faith purchase of a 3rd party utility spreads the liability to
others. It gives the purchasing company someone to point a finger at, and
maybe even someone to collect damages from.

A very good way for an entrepreneur to get rich (as long as he/she sells out
before something bad happens!)
 
JunkMonkey said:
Actually, I suspect a large corporation would PREFER to pay for
such a program. Liability issues and privacy issues abound in
such a set-up. If it is written in house, the corporation
assumes full responsibility for any bad stuff that occurs along
with any fixes that might be required.
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Then why ask in a freeware newsgroup?

Wald
 
I didn't ask as I am not the original poster, I merely objected to your
statement that implied purchasing such a utility would always be wrong under
any circumstances. SHEESH! lighten up! You should read these things more
carefully:

1) The OP stated clearly that this was for his/her multi-seat organization
and not for personal use

2) You stated that this would be easy enough to write something like this
and that you hoped he/she didn't buy such a utility. (While I didn't
necessarily disagree with your statements at that point, you clearly failed
to take the OP's skill level, interest, corporate policies he/she had to
deal with, and reasons for making a request in this NG.)

3) I stated that there may be valid reasons for buying such a utility
rather than creating one from scratch.

I certainly hope you aren't trying to tell us that we must NEVER acknowledge
in this newsgroup that purchasable software even exists in the world! That
only truly FREE software must be discussed in this NG EVEN if it is wrong
for the requestor!?

If that's the case, why did you suggest that it was even possible to buy
such a utility? For that matter, isn't software that you write yourself
ineligible for discussion here as well? After all it wasn't truly FREE, but
required an investment in time and effort and maybe even some money or other
resources. This is especially true if you use a purchased script language
to write it.
 
I think AutoHotkey can do what you want without too much effort. Here's an
example script:

Loop ; Infinite loop.
{
DriveSpaceFree, free_space, C:\
if free_space < 200 ; in megabytes
break ; terminate the loop
Sleep, 100 ; In milliseconds (makes it CPU friendly).
}
Run, mailto::[email protected] ; this will launch your default mail program
WinWaitActive, Untitled Message
Send, Drive C: is nearly full!{tab}Body of message.
; insert keystroke or mouse click here to actually send it.

The above is just a rough example that uses Microsoft Outlook to send the
e-mail. Alternatively, you could get an e-mail utility (there are probably
lots of free ones) and run it directly from AutoHotkey in place of the above
method. Here's a fictitious example:

Run, SimpleMailer.exe "Recipient1, Recipient2" "Subject Line" "Body of
message"

If you wind up using it and have more specific questions, feel free to
e-mail me.

Chris
http://www.autohotkey.com
 
I agree with junky in this case ...
we have a group of developers that might take the responsibility to do it.
but it is something that affects my job and everyone else's in daily baes so
I
thought if i find a reliable freeware (software) that might be proposed to
management
and then they can decide.
 
Anna said:
Hi all,

I am looking for a software to control and monitor the HD size not to fall
under certain GB.

what i want is it should moniotor the HD size and if it falls under
predefined GBs then it should send email and sms alert (optional) to
included individuals.

most importantly, it should automatically delete files with certain
extenstion (we define it) and certain date from the drive.

I am working a multi-national company. And we are able to get License for
it.

regards
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Free Disk Space resides in your system tray and monitors the amount of free
disk space on all of your hard drives. Double-click the icon to invoke an
attractive dialog that graphically displays total and free space for each
drive. You can also set an alarm that provides dialog box, sound or mail
notification when free space falls below a certain level. Just set the
available slider control to determine the alarm level.
http://home.mecojax.com/downloads/STAI Utilities/hdpsacee[1].zip ~2.2Mb

Cheers!

Son Of Spy
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JunkMonkey said:
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SHEESH! lighten up!
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God damn, man, you lighten up, I was just making a suggestion that I
consider to be good advice. Why the hostility?

Wald
 
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