diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
index 17671b1..9a63b8e 100644
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -25,6 +25,18 @@
       "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}/MarketDataServer",
       "console": "internalConsole",
       "stopAtEntry": false
-    }    
+    },
+    {
+      "name": ".NET Core Launch (ipmonitor)",
+      "type": "coreclr",
+      "request": "launch",
+      "preLaunchTask": "build",
+      "program": "${workspaceFolder}/IPMonitor/bin/Debug/net8.0/ipmonitor.dll",
+      "args": ["IPMONITOR","/FORCE:true"],
+      "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}/IPMonitor",
+      "console": "internalConsole",
+      "stopAtEntry": false
+    },
+
   ]
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/IPMonitor/Services/MainService.cs b/IPMonitor/Services/MainService.cs
index 82ca0c2..a537dd9 100755
--- a/IPMonitor/Services/MainService.cs
+++ b/IPMonitor/Services/MainService.cs
@@ -153,13 +153,20 @@ namespace IPMonitor
              try{Thread.Sleep(TIMEOUT_BETWEEN_ATTEMPTS);}catch{;}
              continue;
            }
-           address = GetHttpRequest(request);
-           if(null==address)
+           HttpNetResponse response = HttpNetRequest.GetRequestNoEncodingV7(request);
+           if(!response.Success)
            {
-             MDTrace.WriteLine(LogLevel.DEBUG,String.Format("Request failed {0}.  Will retry after {1} (ms) ",request,TIMEOUT_BETWEEN_ATTEMPTS));
+             MDTrace.WriteLine(LogLevel.DEBUG,$"Request {request} failed with {response.StatusCode}.  Will retry after {TIMEOUT_BETWEEN_ATTEMPTS} (ms) ");
              try{Thread.Sleep(TIMEOUT_BETWEEN_ATTEMPTS);}catch{;}
              continue;
            }
+           address = response.ResponseString;
+           if(String.IsNullOrEmpty(address))
+           {
+             MDTrace.WriteLine(LogLevel.DEBUG,$"Request {request} received an empty response.  Will retry after {TIMEOUT_BETWEEN_ATTEMPTS} (ms) ");
+             try{Thread.Sleep(TIMEOUT_BETWEEN_ATTEMPTS);}catch{;}
+             continue;           
+           }
          } 
          if(null==address)
          {
@@ -189,31 +196,6 @@ namespace IPMonitor
        }
     }
 
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Sends an HttpRequest and receives the response string.  Used by GetPublicIPAddress
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="ipAddress"></param>
-    public static String GetHttpRequest(String strRequest)
-    {
-      try
-      {
-        WebRequest request = WebRequest.Create(strRequest);  
-        using WebResponse response = request.GetResponse();  
-        using (StreamReader stream = new StreamReader(response.GetResponseStream()))  
-        {  
-          return stream.ReadToEnd();  
-        }
-      }
-      catch(Exception exception)
-      {
-        MDTrace.WriteLine(LogLevel.DEBUG,String.Format("Request {strRequest} Failed with {1}",exception.ToString()));
-        return null;
-      }  
-      finally
-      {
-      }      
-    } 
-
     /// <summary>
     /// Updates ZoneEdit with the given ipaddress.
     /// </summary>
@@ -342,6 +324,14 @@ namespace IPMonitor
       String smsUserName = GlobalConfig.Instance.Configuration["sms_smsusername"];
       String smsPassword = GlobalConfig.Instance.Configuration["sms_smspassword"];
       String[] smsRecipients = GlobalConfig.Instance.Configuration["sms_smsrecipients"].Split(',');
+      bool sendNotifications = bool.Parse(GlobalConfig.Instance.Configuration["send_notifications"]);
+
+      if(!sendNotifications)
+      {
+        MDTrace.WriteLine(LogLevel.DEBUG,$"Not sending Message '{message}' to {GlobalConfig.Instance.Configuration["sms_smsrecipients"]} because notifications are disabled.");
+        return;
+      }
+
       SMSClient.SendSMSEmail(message, smsUserName, smsRecipients, smsSMTPAddress, smsUserName, smsPassword);
     }
   }
diff --git a/IPMonitor/appsettings.json b/IPMonitor/appsettings.json
index 13fe206..8565848 100644
--- a/IPMonitor/appsettings.json
+++ b/IPMonitor/appsettings.json
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {
+"send_notifications" : "false",
 "working_folder" : "/ipaddress",
 "sms_smtpaddress" : "smtp.gmail.com",
 "sms_smsusername" : "skessler1964@gmail.com",
diff --git a/MarketData/MarketDataLib/MarketDataLib.csproj b/MarketData/MarketDataLib/MarketDataLib.csproj
index f9c09b2..f7acd58 100755
--- a/MarketData/MarketDataLib/MarketDataLib.csproj
+++ b/MarketData/MarketDataLib/MarketDataLib.csproj
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@
       <HintPath>..\assemblies\HtmlAgilityPack.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
     <ProjectReference Include="../../Axiom/Axiom.Core/Axiom.Core.csproj" />
-
-</ItemGroup>
+  </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration" Version="9.0.3" />
     <PackageReference Include="MySql.Data" Version="9.2.0" />
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 07ed61e..663e70c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -105,6 +105,6 @@ CRON_DIR_IPMONITOR=/opt/MarketData/IPMonitor
 0 0 15 * * cd $CRON_DIR ; /opt/MarketData/MarketData/mk UPDATEFUNDAMENTALS > /dev/null 2>&1
 0 0 15 * * cd $CRON_DIR ; /opt/MarketData/MarketData/mk UPDATEHISTORICAL > /dev/null 2>&1
 15 0 15 * * cd $CRON_DIR ; /opt/MarketData/MarketData/mk CALCSTICKER /WAITFORCOMPLETION:UPDATEFINANCIALSTATEMENTS,UPDATEFUNDAMENTALS,UPDATEHISTORICAL > /dev/null 2>&1
-0 * * * * cd $CRON_DIR_IPMONITOR ; /opt/MarketData/IPMonitor/ipmonitor /FORCE:true > /dev/null 2>&1 
+0 * * * * cd $CRON_DIR_IPMONITOR ; /opt/MarketData/IPMonitor/ipmonitor IPMONITOR /FORCE:true > /dev/null 2>&1 
 10,20,30,40,50 * * * * cd $CRON_DIR_IPMONITOR ; /opt/MarketData/IPMonitor/ipmonitor > /dev/null 2>&1