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@@ -52,6 +52,15 @@ suppress notification if the parent host is down:
Note that every configured parent in a chain increases the check count
threshould by one.
+The host address can be updated dynamically. Give extra parameter `resolve`
+with a resolvable name:
+
+ / tool netwatch add comment="notify, hostname=example.com, resolve=example.com";
+
+But be warned: Dynamic updates will probably cause issues if the name has
+more than one record in dns - a high rate of configuration changes (and flash
+writes) at least.
+
Also notification settings are required for e-mail and telegram.
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