A metod of performing a service which remotely monitors a Web site
includes the steps of monitoring the site for an error and notifying a
site representative in the event an error is detected on the site.
Advance permission is not obtained prior to sending the notification and
a fee is not charged for the service. The appropriate e-mail address to
which the notification is sent is identified based on one or more
categories and a priority assigned to all e-mail addresses identified on
the monitored site. The notification may be sent, alternatively, to the
representative of a site linked to the site monitored or to some other
interested third party. Subscribers to the monitoring service may be
enrolled automatically upon submission of their site to a search engine
service or to a domain name registry. The list of service recipients
generated by the monitoring service is usable for other commercial
purposes.