Re: [exim] Failed delivery verbose logging

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Author: 3YSTech Services
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To: Mike Brudenell
CC: Exim Users
Subject: Re: [exim] Failed delivery verbose logging
Would you please share line configuration to use *logwrite* directive to
save mail delivery details to separate file.. Where to put this line ?

Thanks

On Fri, Mar 18, 2016 at 5:15 AM, Mike Brudenell <mike.brudenell@???>
wrote:

> Hmmm… Rather than fiddling trying to adjust the log_selector up/down for
> failed/working deliveries it might be better just to use the
> *logwrite* directive
> and output whatever information you want.
>
> We use this technique along with a Perl script that runs continuously
> monitoring the logfile looking for the trigger keywords we include in the
> lines of interest. (Make sure you tie its regular expression down
> sufficiently so that it doesn't trigger if one of those keywords/patterns
> appears in, say, a delivered message's Subject text!)
>
> We use Perl's *File::Tail* module to monitor the logfile as it handles the
> logfile being rotated whilst the script is running, picking up the change
> and continuing with the new logfile automatically. Then we use the
> *Email::Send* module to generate and send the notification to our admins.
>
> If you're going to be triggering report emails when a message fails to
> deliver make sure you catch the case of one of the script's report emails
> failing to be delivered to one of your admins! Otherwise you'll have a nice
> loop of the script spotting the problem, triggering another report, which
> then fails, is detected, triggers another report, which…
>
> Cheers,
> Mike B-)
>
> On 18 March 2016 at 02:08, 3YSTech Services <3ystechservices@???>
> wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I would like get alerted on failed delivered emails from EXIM .. The way
> I
> > am thinking is to increase logging level only on failed mail delivery,
> then
> > have script look for patterns of failed delivery and email it to Admin.
> >
> > Thanks
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