Generally speaking, should the monitor templates be used as production monitors or should they be
customized prior to use?

A.
Most templates, such as http andtcp, are as effective as customized monitors.

B.
Monitor template customization is only a matter of preference, not an issue of effectiveness or
performance.

C.
Most templates, such as https, should have the receive rule customized to make the monitor more
robust.

D.
While some templates, such as ftp, must be customized, those that can be used without modification
are not improved by specific changes.