=over
-=item * down
+=item * down | down:service
-time period(s) the host is scheduled down, problems are not reported during
-this time.
+time period(s) the host or a service on the host is scheduled down, problems
+are not reported during this time.
=item * ip_addr
Skip the 'ftp' and 'smtp' checks if the 'ping' check fails.
-The I<down> attribute is a list of ``downtimes''. It is a list (well reference
-to one anyway) of one or more strings in the following format -
-``d:hh:mm-hh:mm''. ``d'' is the day of the week (0-6, 0 = Sunday, 6 =
+The I<down>, I<down:servicename> attributeis are a list of ``downtimes''. It is
+a list (well reference to one anyway) of one or more strings in the following
+format - ``d:hh:mm-hh:mm''. ``d'' is the day of the week (0-6, 0 = Sunday, 6 =
Saturday), if ``d'' is ``*'', then every day of the week is matched. The string
to the right of the day is the start and end time of the down time in 24 hour
format