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SK_121993
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Oct 17, 2013

Geolocation iRule email alerts

Hi - I have an iRule in place (see below) and would like to enable alerts that will send emails every time it is triggered. Is this possible and what is the best way to set up (i.e. within the same i...
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rob_carr
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Oct 17, 2013

There is a way to do this without extending your iRule, namely generating custom events that lead to email being sent.

 

Here's the solution explaining how to setup custom events: http://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/3000/600/sol3667.html

 

Here's the solution explaining how to setup local email resources: http://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/13000/100/sol13180.html

 

If you are determined to use the iRule, then I suggest looking into sideband connections and how to format SMTP messages.