Re: [Exim] Clear log

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Author: volker
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To: Nigel Metheringham
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] Clear log
oh sorry, im only unsing exim4 just since one week, absolut newbie to
smtp...

can somebody tell me how to tell exim4 where the logfiles are going?
im just wondering and beeing very confused about exim4-configuration, is
there a more detailed loglevel? debugmode for exim ??

thanks

volker



Nigel Metheringham wrote:
>
> On Fri, 2002-05-03 at 12:05, volker wrote:
> > you mean emptying your maillog-file?
> >
> > delete your maillog, touch a new one and killHUP your syslogdaemon :)
>
> Volker,
>
> Exim does not typically use syslog, although exim4 does now have a
> facility to do so.
>
> If you are not using syslog, then rolling the log file is just a case of
> moving it out of the way or deleting it. No need to create a new one,
> no need to HUP anything (exim does not hold the logfile open for any
> length of time).
>
>         Nigel.

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