Here is a little info on setting alerts using the STSADM command (from the Windows SharePoint Services Admin Guide). It can also check/change many other settings. Take a look: You can manage alerts from the command line by using the GetProperty and SetProperty operations with Stsadm.exe. You can set the following properties to configure how alerts work. Property —-> Descriptionalerts-enabled —-> Turn alerts on or off.alerts-limited —-> Specify whether users are limited to a specificnumber of alerts.alerts-maximum —-> Specify the maximum number of alerts users can create.job-immediate-alerts —-> Specify how often to check for immediatealerts (in minutes).job-daily-alerts —-> Specify the time of day (using a 24-hour clock)to send out daily…