2.) what about making start+stop programs in passive mode optional?
Currently if they aren't defined, monit won't monitor the service. I
think it will be usefull to allow passive mode monitoring live without
start+stop definition. It will be needed also to print information in
the case that star/stop program wasn't defined in cervlet and
terminal mode if user will try to start/stop process via monit's httpd
or by "monit start".
The start/stop programs have always been optional, unless I have
missed something checked in lately!? If they are not optional I, of
course, vote for them to become optional again.