Variables for determining time before first alert

Hi all,

I'm trying to configure a nagios server that was set up a long time
ago, but has never worked correctly. I'm trying to understand all the
variables that are involved in controlling the time before the first
notify-by-email alert is sent for a regular service and one that I've
configured as critical.

Is max_check_attempts the number of iterations it will perform the
host/service check for each iteration of the check_interval period? In
other words, if I set max_check_attempts to 5, and my interval_length
is 60, does that mean it's 5 minutes before the first soft failure is
generated?

How does the notification_interval in the regular service definition
compare with the notification_interval specified in one of the
serviceescalation sections? In other words, if I set
notification_interval to 10 minutes for regular services, and
notification_interval to 5 minutes for escalated services, will I
receive two notifications? I realize I could try this, but there seems
to be so many other variables involved that I'd like to be sure my
understanding is correct.

Thanks,
Alex

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