Event table rework

README.md

@@ -7,20 +7,21 @@ I was looking for just a simple up/down ping monitor that tells me if it's up or
 Simply, it pings (ICMP) a host IP or domain and displays the results in a Bootstrap styled status page. It tells you how long it's been either online, or offline, and also reports how long a host was down in a separate event page.
 
 ## requirements
-You can use PIP, and the requirements.txt file
+Use PIP, and the included requirements.txt file
 `pip install -r requirements.txt`
 
-Or manually install the required modules `pythonping` and `dicttoxml`.
+Or manually install the required modules: `pythonping` and `dicttoxml`.
 
 ## setting up hosts
 This script utilizes a **SQLite3** database. Download a db browser of your choice and fill in each row for each host.
 
 ## running the monitor
-Simply run `ping.py`. It was developed to run as a service, so it doesn't have any console output, you can use NSSM for setting this up.
+Simply run `ping.py`. It was developed to run as a service, so it does **not** have any output, you can use NSSM for setting this up.
 It will output the results as an XML file to wherever it is determined in the INI. 
 
 ## config file
 The `config.ini` file included holds directory information as well as the ping interval. Change this to match your environment.
 
 ## status page
 Everything in the www directory works on a web server. It will **_not_** work with the file:// protocol. 
+It also requires a pinch of manual effort if you change the directory settings.

config.ini

@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ EventLog=www\event_log.json
 CheckInterval=5
 
 [SMTP]
-;Configure smtp settings for sending downtime updates
-;Change to True/False to enable/disable sending emails
+; Configure smtp settings for sending downtime updates
+; Change to True/False to enable/disable sending emails
 SendUpdates=False
 
-;Separate receiver emails with commas
+; If enabled, configure this to match your server. Separate receiver emails with commas
 SenderEmail=from@youremail.com
 Receivers=itguy1@youremail.com, itguy2@youremail.com, itguy3@youremail.com
 Password=emailpass