I've been pretty happy with shush[1], which is a similar script that helps with a lot of this--including randomdelays, locking to avoid overlapping runs, e-mail

I've been pretty happy with shush[1], which is a similar script that helps with a lot of this--including randomdelays, locking to avoid overlapping runs, e-mailing only on errors (or other criteria as you see fit), and so forth. [1] http://web.taranis.org/shush/ http://web.taranis.org/shush/