How to monitor my web host?

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Is there some way to log when your hosted site is not available (ie: "down")? Something that will run on a local machine and "hit" your site and log any time your index page is not available?? Perhaps a 3rd party monitor?

I suspect my hosted site is "down" more than "advertised" by the host...

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I've been using StatusTracker for awhile. I actually have it set up to email my cell phone when sites go down. Very handy tool, IMO.

The free version has a limit of, I believe, 100 sites.

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great.. thanks much!

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i was wondering the same thing now i know cheers.

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