diff --git a/examples/old/hanez.json b/examples/old/hanez.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 6291466..0000000
--- a/examples/old/hanez.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "members":{
-        "hanez":{
-            "name": "Johannes Findeisen",
-            "tasks": [
-                { "class":"jabber", "type": "jabber", "args": { "rcpt": "jabber@example.org" }}
-            ]
-        }
-    },
-    "periods": {
-        "always": { "seconds": 2 }
-    },
-    "hostgroups":{
-        "servers":{
-            "members": ["hanez"],
-            "hosts": [ "a.example.org", "b.example.org" ],
-            "services":[
-                {
-                    "class": "tcpconnect",
-                    "args": { "port": 80 },
-                    "periods": ["always"],
-                    "threshold": 2
-                }
-            ]
-        }
-    },
-    "layouts":{
-        "main":{
-            "hostgroups": ["servers"],
-            "enabled": true
-        }
-    },
-    "core":{
-        "max_logfile_size": 1024000,
-        "max_logfile_count": 4,
-        "max_worker_threads": 8,
-        "members":[ "root" ],
-        "tasks": {
-            "jabber":{
-                "host": "example.org",
-                "port": 5222,
-                "username": "USERNAME",
-                "password": "PASSWORD"
-            },
-            "mail":{
-                "host": "localhost",
-                "port": 25,
-                "from": "linspector@example.org"
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/old/private.json b/examples/old/private.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 8de2c56..0000000
--- a/examples/old/private.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,87 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "members":{
-        "root":{
-            "name": "root",
-            "_tasks": [
-                { "class":"jabber", "type": "jabber", "args": { "rcpt": "hanez@systemchaos.org" }}
-            ]
-        },
-        "hanez":{
-            "name": "admin",
-            "_tasks": [
-                { "class":"mail", "type": "mail", "args": { "rcpt": "you@hanez.org" }}
-            ]
-        },
-        "linspector":{
-            "name": "linspector admin",
-            "_tasks": [
-                { "class":"jabber", "type": "jabber", "args": { "rcpt": "hanez@systemchaos.org" }}
-            ]
-        }
-    },
-    "periods": {
-        "fast": { "seconds": 10 },
-        "medium": { "seconds": 120 },
-        "slow": { "seconds": 480 }
-    },
-    "hostgroups":{
-        "a":{
-            "members": ["hanez"],
-            "hosts": [ "a" ],
-            "services":[
-                {
-                    "class": "dummy",
-                    "args": { "sleep": 3, "fail": 0 },
-                    "periods": ["fast"],
-                    "threshold": 3
-                }
-            ]
-        }
-    },
-    "layouts":{
-        "main":{
-            "hostgroups": ["a"],
-            "enabled": true
-        }
-    },
-    "core":{
-        "instance_name": "Master Monitor 01 (monitor01.systemchaos.org)",
-        "max_logfile_size": 1024000,
-        "max_logfile_count": 4,
-        "max_worker_threads": 1000,
-        "threshold_handling": "reset",
-        "members":[ "linspector", "root" ],
-        "jsonrpc_backend": "True",
-        "backends": {
-            "jsonrpc": {
-                "_comment": "https://github.com/linspector/linspector/wiki/Configuration-Core-Backends-JsonRPC",
-                "host": "127.0.0.1",
-                "port": 10123,
-                "username": "linspector",
-                "password": "linspector"
-            }
-        },
-        "tasks": {
-            "jabber":{
-                "host": "systemchaos.org",
-                "port": 5222,
-                "username": "linspector",
-                "password": "linspector",
-                "debug": ["always"]
-            },
-            "mail":{
-                "host": "a.mx.systemchaos.org",
-                "port": 25,
-                "from": "linspector@systemchaos.org",
-                "username": "you@hanez.org",
-                "password": "uffff"
-            },
-            "tweet":{
-                "consumer_key": "consumer_key",
-                "consumer_secret": "consumer_secret",
-                "access_token_key": "access_token_key",
-                "access_token_secret": "access_token_secret"
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/old/private.yaml b/examples/old/private.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index fa4db5a..0000000
--- a/examples/old/private.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,132 +0,0 @@
----
-members:
-  root:
-    name: "root"
-    _tasks:
-      - class: "jabber"
-        type: "jabber"
-        args:
-          rcpt: "hanez@systemchaos.org"
-  hanez:
-    name: "admin"
-    _tasks:
-      - class: "mail"
-        type: "mail"
-        args:
-          rcpt: "you@hanez.org"
-  linspector:
-    name: "linspector admin"
-    _tasks:
-      - class: "jabber"
-        type: "jabber"
-        args:
-          rcpt: "hanez@systemchaos.org"
-
-periods:
-  fast:
-    seconds: 10
-  medium:
-    seconds: 120
-  slow:
-    seconds: 480
-
-hostgroups:
-  a:
-    members:
-      - "hanez"
-    hosts:
-      - "a.systemchaos.org"
-    services:
-      - class: "tcpconnect"
-        args:
-          port: 80
-        periods:
-          - "medium"
-        threshold: 2
-      - class: "tcpconnect"
-        args:
-          port: 23
-        periods:
-          - "fast"
-        threshold: 2
-      - class: "http"
-        args:
-          content: "<title>SYSTEdMCHAOS</title>"
-        periods:
-          - "fast"
-        threshold: 2
-  b:
-    members:
-      - "hanez"
-    hosts:
-      - "b.systemchaos.org"
-    services:
-      - class: "tcpconnect"
-        args:
-          port: 23
-        periods:
-          - "fast"
-        threshold: 2
-      - class: "tcpconnect"
-        args:
-          port: 80
-        periods:
-          - "fast"
-        threshold: 4
-      - class: "tcpconnect"
-        args:
-          port: 33
-        periods:
-          - "fast"
-        threshold: 4
-  c:
-    members:
-      - "hanez"
-    hosts:
-      - "c.systemchaos.org"
-    services:
-      - class: "tcpconnect"
-        args:
-          port: 23
-        periods:
-          - "fast"
-        threshold: 10
-
-layouts:
-  main:
-    hostgroups: [ "a", "b", "c" ]
-    enabled: true
-
-core:
-  instance_name: "Master Monitor 01 (monitor01.systemchaos.org)"
-  max_logfile_size: 1024000
-  max_logfile_count: 4
-  max_worker_threads: 8
-  jsonrpc_backend: True
-  shutdown_wait: False
-  members: [ "linspector", "root" ]
-  backends:
-    jsonrpc:
-      host: "127.0.0.1"
-      port: 10124
-      username: "linspector"
-      password: "linspector"
-  tasks:
-    jabber:
-      host: "systemchaos.org"
-      port: 5222
-      username: "linspector"
-      password: "linspector123"
-      debug:
-        - "always"
-    mail:
-      host: "localhost"
-      port: 25
-      from: "linspector@systemchaos.org"
-      username: ""
-      password: ""
-    tweet:
-      consumer_key: "consumer_key"
-      consumer_secret: "consumer_secret"
-      access_token_key: "access_token_key"
-      access_token_secret: "access_token_secret"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/old/privateX.json b/examples/old/privateX.json
deleted file mode 100644
index b432f30..0000000
--- a/examples/old/privateX.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,346 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "members":{
-        "root":{
-            "name": "root",
-            "_tasks": [
-                { "class":"jabber", "type": "jabber", "args": { "rcpt": "hanez@systemchaos.org" }}
-            ]
-        },
-        "hanez":{
-            "name": "admin",
-            "_tasks": [
-                { "class":"mail", "type": "mail", "args": { "rcpt": "you@hanez.org" }}
-            ]
-        },
-        "linspector":{
-            "name": "linspector admin",
-            "_tasks": [
-                { "class":"jabber", "type": "jabber", "args": { "rcpt": "hanez@systemchaos.org" }}
-            ]
-        }
-    },
-    "periods": {
-        "fast": { "seconds": 15 },
-        "medium": { "seconds": 120 },
-        "slow": { "seconds": 480 }
-    },
-    "hostgroups":{
-        "a":{
-            "members": ["hanez"],
-            "hosts": [ "a", "b", "c", "d", "e", "f", "g", "h", "i", "j", "k", "l", "m", "n", "o", "p", "q", "v", "w",
-                       "x", "y", "z", "aa", "bb", "cc", "dd", "ee", "ff", "gg", "hh", "ii", "jj", "kk", "ll", "mm",
-                       "nn", "oo", "pp", "qq", "vv", "ww", "xx", "yy", "zz" ],
-            "services":[
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 1, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 },
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 2, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 },
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 3, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 },
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 4, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 },
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 5, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 },
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 6, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 },
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 7, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 },
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 8, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 },
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 9, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 },
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 10, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 }
-            ]
-        },
-        "b":{
-            "members": ["hanez"],
-            "hosts": [ "a", "b", "c", "d", "e", "f", "g", "h", "i", "j", "k", "l", "m", "n", "o", "p", "q", "v", "w",
-                       "x", "y", "z", "aa", "bb", "cc", "dd", "ee", "ff", "gg", "hh", "ii", "jj", "kk", "ll", "mm",
-                       "nn", "oo", "pp", "qq", "vv", "ww", "xx", "yy", "zz" ],
-            "services":[
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 1, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 },
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 2, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 },
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 3, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 },
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 4, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 },
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 5, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 },
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 6, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 },
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 7, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 },
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 8, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 },
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 9, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 },
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 10, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 }
-            ]
-        },
-        "c":{
-            "members": ["hanez"],
-            "hosts": [ "a", "b", "c", "d", "e", "f", "g", "h", "i", "j", "k", "l", "m", "n", "o", "p", "q", "v", "w",
-                       "x", "y", "z", "aa", "bb", "cc", "dd", "ee", "ff", "gg", "hh", "ii", "jj", "kk", "ll", "mm",
-                       "nn", "oo", "pp", "qq", "vv", "ww", "xx", "yy", "zz" ],
-            "services":[
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 1, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 },
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 2, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 },
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 3, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 },
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 4, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 },
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 5, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 },
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 6, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 },
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 7, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 },
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 8, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 },
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 9, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 },
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 10, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 }
-            ]
-        },
-        "d":{
-            "members": ["hanez"],
-            "hosts": [ "a", "b", "c", "d", "e", "f", "g", "h", "i", "j", "k", "l", "m", "n", "o", "p", "q", "v", "w",
-                       "x", "y", "z", "aa", "bb", "cc", "dd", "ee", "ff", "gg", "hh", "ii", "jj", "kk", "ll", "mm",
-                       "nn", "oo", "pp", "qq", "vv", "ww", "xx", "yy", "zz" ],
-            "services":[
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 1, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 },
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 2, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 },
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 3, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 },
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 4, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 },
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 5, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 },
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 6, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 },
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 7, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 },
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 8, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 },
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 9, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 },
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 10, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 }
-            ]
-        },
-        "e":{
-            "members": ["hanez"],
-            "hosts": [ "a", "b", "c", "d", "e", "f", "g", "h", "i", "j", "k", "l", "m", "n", "o", "p", "q", "v", "w",
-                       "x", "y", "z", "aa", "bb", "cc", "dd", "ee", "ff", "gg", "hh", "ii", "jj", "kk", "ll", "mm",
-                       "nn", "oo", "pp", "qq", "vv", "ww", "xx", "yy", "zz" ],
-            "services":[
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 1, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 },
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 2, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 },
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 3, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 },
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 4, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 },
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 5, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 },
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 6, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 },
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 7, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 },
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 8, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 },
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 9, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 },
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 10, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 }
-            ]
-        },
-        "f":{
-            "members": ["hanez"],
-            "hosts": [ "a", "b", "c", "d", "e", "f", "g", "h", "i", "j", "k", "l", "m", "n", "o", "p", "q", "v", "w",
-                       "x", "y", "z", "aa", "bb", "cc", "dd", "ee", "ff", "gg", "hh", "ii", "jj", "kk", "ll", "mm",
-                       "nn", "oo", "pp", "qq", "vv", "ww", "xx", "yy", "zz" ],
-            "services":[
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 1, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 },
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 2, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 },
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 3, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 },
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 4, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 },
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 5, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 },
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 6, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 },
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 7, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 },
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 8, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 },
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 9, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 },
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 10, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 }
-            ]
-        },
-        "g":{
-            "members": ["hanez"],
-            "hosts": [ "a", "b", "c", "d", "e", "f", "g", "h", "i", "j", "k", "l", "m", "n", "o", "p", "q", "v", "w",
-                       "x", "y", "z", "aa", "bb", "cc", "dd", "ee", "ff", "gg", "hh", "ii", "jj", "kk", "ll", "mm",
-                       "nn", "oo", "pp", "qq", "vv", "ww", "xx", "yy", "zz" ],
-            "services":[
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 1, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 },
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 2, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 },
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 3, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 },
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 4, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 },
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 5, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 },
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 6, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 },
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 7, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 },
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 8, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 },
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 9, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 },
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 10, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 }
-            ]
-        },
-        "h":{
-            "members": ["hanez"],
-            "hosts": [ "a", "b", "c", "d", "e", "f", "g", "h", "i", "j", "k", "l", "m", "n", "o", "p", "q", "v", "w",
-                       "x", "y", "z", "aa", "bb", "cc", "dd", "ee", "ff", "gg", "hh", "ii", "jj", "kk", "ll", "mm",
-                       "nn", "oo", "pp", "qq", "vv", "ww", "xx", "yy", "zz" ],
-            "services":[
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 1, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 },
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 2, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 },
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 3, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 },
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 4, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 },
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 5, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 },
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 6, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 },
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 7, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 },
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 8, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 },
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 9, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 },
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 10, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 }
-            ]
-        },
-        "i":{
-            "members": ["hanez"],
-            "hosts": [ "a", "b", "c", "d", "e", "f", "g", "h", "i", "j", "k", "l", "m", "n", "o", "p", "q", "v", "w",
-                       "x", "y", "z", "aa", "bb", "cc", "dd", "ee", "ff", "gg", "hh", "ii", "jj", "kk", "ll", "mm",
-                       "nn", "oo", "pp", "qq", "vv", "ww", "xx", "yy", "zz" ],
-            "services":[
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 1, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 },
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 2, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 },
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 3, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 },
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 4, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 },
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 5, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 },
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 6, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 },
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 7, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 },
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 8, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 },
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 9, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 },
-                { "class": "dummy", "args": { "sleep": 10, "fail": 1 }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 3 }
-            ]
-        },
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diff --git a/examples/old/privateX.yaml b/examples/old/privateX.yaml
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index 1256da6..0000000
--- a/examples/old/privateX.yaml
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----
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-          - "fast"
-        threshold: 3
-      - class: "tcpconnect"
-        args:
-          port: 2571
-        periods:
-          - "fast"
-        threshold: 3
-      - class: "tcpconnect"
-        args:
-          port: 2671
-        periods:
-          - "fast"
-        threshold: 3
-      - class: "tcpconnect"
-        args:
-          port: 2771
-        periods:
-          - "fast"
-        threshold: 3
-      - class: "tcpconnect"
-        args:
-          port: 2871
-        periods:
-          - "fast"
-        threshold: 3
-  l:
-    members:
-      - "hanez"
-    hosts: [ "d", "e", "f", "g", "h", "i", "j", "k", "l", "m", "n", "o", "p", "q", "r", "s", "t", "u", "v", "w", "x",
-    "y", "z", "aa", "bb", "cc", "dd", "ee", "ff", "hh", "ii", "jj", "kk", "ll", "mm", "nn", "oo", "pp", "qq", "rr",
-    "ss", "tt", "vv", "ww", "xx", "yy", "zz" ]
-    services:
-      - class: "tcpconnect"
-        args:
-          port: 2372
-        periods:
-          - "fast"
-        threshold: 3
-      - class: "tcpconnect"
-        args:
-          port: 2472
-        periods:
-          - "fast"
-        threshold: 3
-      - class: "tcpconnect"
-        args:
-          port: 2572
-        periods:
-          - "fast"
-        threshold: 3
-      - class: "tcpconnect"
-        args:
-          port: 2672
-        periods:
-          - "fast"
-        threshold: 3
-      - class: "tcpconnect"
-        args:
-          port: 2772
-        periods:
-          - "fast"
-        threshold: 3
-      - class: "tcpconnect"
-        args:
-          port: 2872
-        periods:
-          - "fast"
-        threshold: 3
-  m:
-    members:
-      - "hanez"
-    hosts: [ "d", "e", "f", "g", "h", "i", "j", "k", "l", "m", "n", "o", "p", "q", "r", "s", "t", "u", "v", "w", "x",
-    "y", "z", "aa", "bb", "cc", "dd", "ee", "ff",  "hh", "ii", "jj", "kk", "ll", "mm", "nn", "oo", "pp", "qq", "rr",
-    "ss", "tt", "vv", "ww", "xx", "yy", "zz" ]
-    services:
-      - class: "tcpconnect"
-        args:
-          port: 2373
-        periods:
-          - "fast"
-        threshold: 3
-      - class: "tcpconnect"
-        args:
-          port: 2473
-        periods:
-          - "fast"
-        threshold: 3
-      - class: "tcpconnect"
-        args:
-          port: 2573
-        periods:
-          - "fast"
-        threshold: 3
-      - class: "tcpconnect"
-        args:
-          port: 2673
-        periods:
-          - "fast"
-        threshold: 3
-      - class: "tcpconnect"
-        args:
-          port: 2773
-        periods:
-          - "fast"
-        threshold: 3
-      - class: "tcpconnect"
-        args:
-          port: 2873
-        periods:
-          - "fast"
-        threshold: 3
-  n:
-    members:
-      - "hanez"
-    hosts: [ "d", "e", "f", "g", "h", "i", "j", "k", "l", "m", "n", "o", "p", "q", "r", "s", "t", "u", "v", "w", "x",
-    "y", "z", "aa", "bb", "cc", "dd", "ee", "ff",  "hh", "ii", "jj", "kk", "ll", "mm", "nn", "oo", "pp", "qq", "rr",
-    "ss", "tt", "vv", "ww", "xx", "yy", "zz" ]
-    services:
-      - class: "tcpconnect"
-        args:
-          port: 2374
-        periods:
-          - "fast"
-        threshold: 3
-      - class: "tcpconnect"
-        args:
-          port: 2474
-        periods:
-          - "fast"
-        threshold: 3
-      - class: "tcpconnect"
-        args:
-          port: 2574
-        periods:
-          - "fast"
-        threshold: 3
-      - class: "tcpconnect"
-        args:
-          port: 2674
-        periods:
-          - "fast"
-        threshold: 3
-      - class: "tcpconnect"
-        args:
-          port: 2774
-        periods:
-          - "fast"
-        threshold: 3
-      - class: "tcpconnect"
-        args:
-          port: 2874
-        periods:
-          - "fast"
-        threshold: 3
-  o:
-    members:
-      - "hanez"
-    hosts: [ "d", "e", "f", "g", "h", "i", "j", "k", "l", "m", "n", "o", "p", "q", "r", "s", "t", "u", "v", "w", "x",
-    "y", "z", "aa", "bb", "cc", "dd", "ee", "ff", "hh", "ii", "jj", "kk", "ll", "mm", "nn", "oo", "pp", "qq", "rr",
-    "ss", "tt", "vv", "ww", "xx", "yy", "zz" ]
-    services:
-      - class: "tcpconnect"
-        args:
-          port: 2375
-        periods:
-          - "fast"
-        threshold: 3
-      - class: "tcpconnect"
-        args:
-          port: 2475
-        periods:
-          - "fast"
-        threshold: 3
-      - class: "tcpconnect"
-        args:
-          port: 2575
-        periods:
-          - "fast"
-        threshold: 3
-      - class: "tcpconnect"
-        args:
-          port: 2675
-        periods:
-          - "fast"
-        threshold: 3
-      - class: "tcpconnect"
-        args:
-          port: 2775
-        periods:
-          - "fast"
-        threshold: 3
-      - class: "tcpconnect"
-        args:
-          port: 2875
-        periods:
-          - "fast"
-        threshold: 3
-
-layouts:
-  main:
-    hostgroups: [ "a", "b", "c" , "d", "e", "f", "g", "h", "i", "j", "k", "l", "m", "n", "o" ]
-    enabled: true
-
-core:
-  instance_name: "Master Monitor 01 (monitor01.systemchaos.org)"
-  max_logfile_size: 1024000
-  max_logfile_count: 4
-  max_worker_threads: 8
-  jsonrpc_backend: True
-  shutdown_wait: False
-  members: [ "linspector", "root" ]
-  backends:
-    jsonrpc:
-      host: "127.0.0.1"
-      port: 10123
-      username: "linspector"
-      password: "linspector"
-  tasks:
-    jabber:
-      host: "systemchaos.org"
-      port: 5222
-      username: "linspector"
-      password: "linspector123"
-      debug:
-        - "always"
-    mail:
-      host: "localhost"
-      port: 25
-      from: "linspector@systemchaos.org"
-      username: ""
-      password: ""
-    tweet:
-      consumer_key: "consumer_key"
-      consumer_secret: "consumer_secret"
-      access_token_key: "access_token_key"
-      access_token_secret: "access_token_secret"
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diff --git a/examples/old/privateZ.yaml b/examples/old/privateZ.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 58fa225..0000000
--- a/examples/old/privateZ.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,96 +0,0 @@
----
-members:
-  root:
-    name: "root"
-    _tasks:
-      - class: "jabber"
-        type: "jabber"
-        args:
-          rcpt: "hanez@systemchaos.org"
-  hanez:
-    name: "admin"
-    _tasks:
-      - class: "mail"
-        type: "mail"
-        args:
-          rcpt: "you@hanez.org"
-  linspector:
-    name: "linspector admin"
-    _tasks:
-      - class: "jabber"
-        type: "jabber"
-        args:
-          rcpt: "hanez@systemchaos.org"
-
-periods:
-  fast:
-    seconds: 10
-  medium:
-    seconds: 120
-  slow:
-    seconds: 480
-
-hostgroups:
-  ffffffffffffffffffff:
-    members:
-      - "hanez"
-    hosts:
-      - "a.systemchaos.org"
-    services:
-      - class: "http"
-        args:
-          content: "SYSTEMCHAOS"
-        periods:
-          - "fast"
-        threshold: 2
-      - class: "udpconnect"
-        args:
-          port: 23
-        periods:
-          - "fast"
-        threshold: 10
-      - class: "tcpconnect"
-        args:
-          port: 80
-        periods:
-          - "fast"
-        threshold: 10
-
-layouts:
-  main:
-    hostgroups: [ "ffffffffffffffffffff" ]
-    enabled: true
-
-core:
-  instance_name: "Master Monitor 01 (monitor01.systemchaos.org)"
-  max_logfile_size: 1024000
-  max_logfile_count: 4
-  max_worker_threads: 8
-  jsonrpc_backend: True
-  shutdown_wait: False
-  members: [ "linspector", "root" ]
-  backends:
-    jsonrpc:
-      host: "127.0.0.1"
-      port: 10124
-      username: "linspector"
-      password: "linspector"
-  tasks:
-    jabber:
-      host: "systemchaos.org"
-      port: 5222
-      username: "linspector"
-      password: "linspector123"
-      debug:
-        - "always"
-    mail:
-      host: "localhost"
-      port: 25
-      from: "linspector@systemchaos.org"
-      username: ""
-      password: ""
-    tweet:
-      consumer_key: "consumer_key"
-      consumer_secret: "consumer_secret"
-      access_token_key: "access_token_key"
-      access_token_secret: "access_token_secret"
\ No newline at end of file