(clug-talk) what causes log files to be created with long strings of numbers?

[J. Rafael S�nchez]

I have a log file, namely mgetty.log.xxx, that's getting out of hand. I've been googling, trying to find the answer to this issue, but nothing yet. I've been applying a band-aid solution by running a cron that 'ls' and grep for certain strings from /var/log/ and adding a script that deletes those files every so often.   I would like to understand what is causing it though. I've checked syslog.conf and nothing is obvious there. I've also looked at /etc/mgetty+sendfax folder for signs but nothing.   Any thoughts will be appreciated.   Thank you greatly.   Rafael.     J.Rafael.S�nchez Itres Research Limited www.itres.com P.403.250.9944 F.403.250.9916