Re: [exim-dev] WG: Feature Request: Advanced Logging

On Thu, 18 Sep 2008, Florian Lagg wrote:

> I need log lines including:
> * Every Message-ID
> * Date/time the message is sent or received
> * Where do we have the message from
> * Where does the message go
>
> See these lines as an example what is needed for one message:
> 2008-09-18 07:49:43 1KgCOX-0000ET-Ha <= anonymous@???
> H=mail.wktirol.at [80.122.91.179] P=esmtp S=148302
> id=5C7442F267DA8E4F8DCEF70DF37428904F9208@???
> 2008-09-18 07:49:43 1KgCOX-0000ET-Ha => exim-user <foo@???> R=local_user
> T=maildir_home
>
> After deeper looking at these entries it could be enough to search for
> the patterns "<=" and "=>" - right?

As already suggested, you _really_ need to read the section of the spec
that tells you exactly what can appear on log lines before trying to make
these decisions.

Jethro.

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Jethro R Binks
Computing Officer, IT Services
University Of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK