OK, I see how the log_type line is there to log xinetd messages, but there is also "--logtype=syslog" in the server_args line. How does it fit in?
- Mike
Andreas Aardal Hanssen wrote:
On Thu, 1 Apr 2004, Dr. Michael J. Chudobiak wrote:
I've been experimenting with Binc as a replacement for Exchange 2000, using Thunderbird as a client and it seems to be working very nicely so far.
However, implementing syslog logging is confusing me...
(...)
Why is the log type specified in two places? Does specifying "LOG_DAEMON" in bincimap.conf and "daemon" in xinetd.d/imap have the same effect?
Hello, Michael!
I understand your confusion. The two log type configurations are unrelated, however. Binc IMAP uses syslog to log its own log output, and bincimap.conf is the place to configure Binc IMAP. The xinetd/imap file is where xinetd is configured. The log_type line there is to inform xinetd of where _it_ should do logging when it spawns Binc IMAP. Seems silly, but xinetd likes to log some lines before and after Binc IMAP logs its data (like connected, then disconnected), and Binc IMAP likes to do the same (connected, authenticated, disconnected).
Andy :-)
-- Andreas Aardal Hanssen | http://www.andreas.hanssen.name/gpg Author of Binc IMAP | "It is better not to do something http://www.bincimap.org/ | than to do it poorly."
