Re: [Exim] Wishlist # 189 redux

Philip Hazel wrote:

> On Tue, 9 Sep 2003, John Dalbec wrote:
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>>I wouldn't mind being able to logwrite to syslog or mainlog from the
>>system_filter.
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> Do you run your system filter as root or exim? If not (i.e. you have set
> system_filter_user=somethingelse), writing the mainlog would not be
> possible.

I run the system_filter as exim, but I'm concerned about the locking
issues. Would I get logwrite lines in the middle of other log lines?
Or does Exim write lines to its logfiles atomically?
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>>Then I could bitbucket some of the SoBig attachments
>>without losing logging or having to set up an additional logfile with
>>matching rotation scripts. Actually it would also work for me if
>>exicyclog could easily be configured to rotate additional logfiles.
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> Some operating systems contain general log-rotating software that you
> can configure. If yours does not, perhaps there is something you could
> install?
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I suppose I could configure this, but my log-summarizing software would
have to be reconfigured also.
Thanks,
John