4 files changed, 37 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/health/notifications/alarm-notify.sh.in b/health/notifications/alarm-notify.sh.in
index 3bf8db5f6..bf6c02816 100755
--- a/health/notifications/alarm-notify.sh.in
+++ b/health/notifications/alarm-notify.sh.in
@@ -209,6 +209,9 @@ if [[ ${1} = "unittest" ]]; then
   cfgfile="${3}"    # the location of the config file to use for unit testing
   status="${4}"     # the current status : REMOVED, UNINITIALIZED, UNDEFINED, CLEAR, WARNING, CRITICAL
   old_status="${5}" # the previous status: REMOVED, UNINITIALIZED, UNDEFINED, CLEAR, WARNING, CRITICAL
+elif [[ ${1} = "dump_methods" ]]; then
+    dump_methods=1
+    status="WARNING"
 else
   roles="${1}"               # the roles that should be notified for this event
   args_host="${2}"           # the host generated this event
@@ -372,6 +375,7 @@ EMAIL_PLAINTEXT_ONLY=
 IRC_NICKNAME=
 IRC_REALNAME=
 IRC_NETWORK=
+IRC_PORT=6667
 
 # hangouts configs
 declare -A HANGOUTS_WEBHOOK_URI
@@ -549,6 +553,15 @@ filter_recipient_by_criticality() {
 # check stackpulse
 [ -z "${STACKPULSE_WEBHOOK}" ] && SEND_STACKPULSE="NO"
 
+# check msteam
+[ -z "${MSTEAM_WEBHOOK_URL}" ] && SEND_MSTEAM="NO"
+
+# check pd
+[ -z "${DEFAULT_RECIPIENT_PD}" ] && SEND_PD="NO"
+
+# check prowl
+[ -z "${DEFAULT_RECIPIENT_PROWL}" ] && SEND_PROWL="NO"
+
 if [ "${SEND_PUSHOVER}" = "YES" ] ||
   [ "${SEND_SLACK}" = "YES" ] ||
   [ "${SEND_ROCKETCHAT}" = "YES" ] ||
@@ -639,6 +652,15 @@ if [ "${SEND_AWSSNS}" = "YES" ] && [ -z "${aws}" ]; then
   fi
 fi
 
+if [ ${dump_methods} ]; then
+    for name in "${!SEND_@}"; do
+        if [ "${!name}" = "YES" ]; then
+            echo "$name"
+        fi
+    done
+    exit
+fi
+
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # find the recipients' addresses per method
 
@@ -864,14 +886,15 @@ send_email() {
       echo >&2 "--- END sendmail command ---"
     fi
 
-    "${sendmail}" -t "${opts[@]}"
+    local cmd_output
+    cmd_output=$("${sendmail}" -t "${opts[@]}" 2>&1)
     ret=$?
 
     if [ ${ret} -eq 0 ]; then
       info "sent email notification for: ${host} ${chart}.${name} is ${status} to '${to_email}'"
       return 0
     else
-      error "failed to send email notification for: ${host} ${chart}.${name} is ${status} to '${to_email}' with error code ${ret}."
+      error "failed to send email notification for: ${host} ${chart}.${name} is ${status} to '${to_email}' with error code ${ret} (${cmd_output})."
       return 1
     fi
   fi
@@ -1722,9 +1745,9 @@ send_prowl() {
 # irc sender
 
 send_irc() {
-  local NICKNAME="${1}" REALNAME="${2}" CHANNELS="${3}" NETWORK="${4}" SERVERNAME="${5}" MESSAGE="${6}" sent=0 channel color send_alarm reply_codes error
+  local NICKNAME="${1}" REALNAME="${2}" CHANNELS="${3}" NETWORK="${4}" PORT="${5}" SERVERNAME="${6}" MESSAGE="${7}" sent=0 channel color send_alarm reply_codes error
 
-  if [ "${SEND_IRC}" = "YES" ] && [ -n "${NICKNAME}" ] && [ -n "${REALNAME}" ] && [ -n "${CHANNELS}" ] && [ -n "${NETWORK}" ] && [ -n "${SERVERNAME}" ]; then
+  if [ "${SEND_IRC}" = "YES" ] && [ -n "${NICKNAME}" ] && [ -n "${REALNAME}" ] && [ -n "${CHANNELS}" ] && [ -n "${NETWORK}" ] && [ -n "${SERVERNAME}" ] && [ -n "${PORT}" ]; then
     case "${status}" in
     WARNING) color="warning" ;;
     CRITICAL) color="danger" ;;
@@ -1735,7 +1758,7 @@ send_irc() {
     SNDMESSAGE="${MESSAGE//$'\n'/", "}"
     for CHANNEL in ${CHANNELS}; do
       error=0
-      send_alarm=$(echo -e "USER ${NICKNAME} guest ${REALNAME} ${SERVERNAME}\\nNICK ${NICKNAME}\\nJOIN ${CHANNEL}\\nPRIVMSG ${CHANNEL} :${SNDMESSAGE}\\nQUIT\\n" \  | nc "${NETWORK}" 6667)
+      send_alarm=$(echo -e "USER ${NICKNAME} guest ${REALNAME} ${SERVERNAME}\\nNICK ${NICKNAME}\\nJOIN ${CHANNEL}\\nPRIVMSG ${CHANNEL} :${SNDMESSAGE}\\nQUIT\\n" \  | nc "${NETWORK}" "${PORT}")
       reply_codes=$(echo "${send_alarm}" | cut -d ' ' -f 2 | grep -o '[0-9]*')
       for code in ${reply_codes}; do
         if [ "${code}" -ge 400 ] && [ "${code}" -le 599 ]; then
@@ -2465,7 +2488,7 @@ SENT_PROWL=$?
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # send the irc message
 
-send_irc "${IRC_NICKNAME}" "${IRC_REALNAME}" "${to_irc}" "${IRC_NETWORK}" "${host}" "${host} ${status_message} - ${name//_/ } - ${chart} ----- ${alarm}
+send_irc "${IRC_NICKNAME}" "${IRC_REALNAME}" "${to_irc}" "${IRC_NETWORK}" "${IRC_PORT}" "${host}" "${host} ${status_message} - ${name//_/ } - ${chart} ----- ${alarm}
 Severity: ${severity}
 Chart: ${chart}
 Family: ${family}
diff --git a/health/notifications/email/README.md b/health/notifications/email/README.md
index 827a9c0be..ebd7f4b8c 100644
--- a/health/notifications/email/README.md
+++ b/health/notifications/email/README.md
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ You can always find the location of the alarm-notify.sh script in `netdata.conf`
 If you want an alternative to `sendmail` in order to have a simple MTA configuration for sending emails and auth to an existing SMTP server, you can do the following:
 
 - Install `msmtp`.
-- Modify the `sendmail` path in `health_alarm_notify.conf` to point to the location of `mstmp`:
+- Modify the `sendmail` path in `health_alarm_notify.conf` to point to the location of `msmtp`:
 ```
 # The full path to the sendmail command.
 # If empty, the system $PATH will be searched for it.
diff --git a/health/notifications/health_alarm_notify.conf b/health/notifications/health_alarm_notify.conf
index be669e135..2dab1d489 100755
--- a/health/notifications/health_alarm_notify.conf
+++ b/health/notifications/health_alarm_notify.conf
@@ -676,6 +676,10 @@ DEFAULT_RECIPIENT_IRC=""
 # e.g. "irc.freenode.net"
 IRC_NETWORK=""
 
+# The irc port to which a connection will occur.
+# e.g. 6667 (the default one), 6697 (a TLS/SSL one)
+IRC_PORT=6667
+
 # The irc nickname which is required to send the notification. It must not be
 # an already registered name as the connection's MODE is defined as a 'guest'.
 IRC_NICKNAME=""
diff --git a/health/notifications/stackpulse/README.md b/health/notifications/stackpulse/README.md
index 13d2f7235..4c44954ab 100644
--- a/health/notifications/stackpulse/README.md
+++ b/health/notifications/stackpulse/README.md
@@ -39,8 +39,9 @@ SEND_STACKPULSE="YES"
 STACKPULSE_WEBHOOK="https://hooks.stackpulse.io/v1/webhooks/YOUR_UNIQUE_ID"
 ```
 
-4.  Now [restart Netdata](/docs/getting-started.md#start-stop-and-restart-netdata). When your node creates an alarm, you
-    can see the associated notification on your StackPulse Administration Portal 
+4.  Now restart Netdata using `sudo systemctl restart netdata`, or the [appropriate
+    method](/docs/configure/start-stop-restart.md) for your system. When your node creates an alarm, you can see the
+    associated notification on your StackPulse Administration Portal 
 
 ## React to alarms with playbooks