Hi all

Does anybody know if its possible in the IMAP Sensor to search for multiple keywords? I use the IMAP Sensor for checking if our backup was successful. The mails go into a specific mailbox and if any email has the subject ERROR the sensor turns red. Now there is a possibility that the email could have the keywords WARNING in the subject as well. Do I have to create an additional sensor, or is it possible to search for keyword WARNING "or" ERROR?

regards Thomas

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You could use the regular expression check option for the various mail fields in the IMAP sensor. The following example will search the subject for warning or error: (warning|error)/i


Aug, 2015 - Permalink

Ah I see, ok regular expression it is then. But I had to use \b(error|warning)\b

regards Thomas


Aug, 2015 - Permalink

Okay then, riddle solved :)


Aug, 2015 - Permalink

I hoped to use it without regular expressions...I hate them. Before I can understand regular expressions, I have to understand regular expressions....


Aug, 2015 - Permalink

There are two kinds of users here:

  • Users who know regex but don't want to use it
  • Users who don't know regex and don't need it

:)


Aug, 2015 - Permalink