At 9:42 PM -0500 11/20/00, Jack Sasportas wrote:
> Before I ask my question, first I have to understand the proper source.
> Is qpopper responsable for the information that gets logged in the
> maillog, or is the logging program?
>
> I ask because I want to change the format of the information put into
> the log file in order to make it easier to read, and I'm not sure if
> that's in a config file, code, logging program, or what..
>
> Any help is greatly appreciated...
>
> Sample
> Current Log Entry:
> Nov 20 09:39:54 saturn qpopper[27423]: Stats: lchiquillo 0 0 1 525
> 63.86.46.148 63.86.46.148
>
> Proposed:
> Nov 20 09:39:54 saturn qpopper[27423]: Stats: lchiquillo - 0 0 1 - 525
> - [3.86.46.148] [63.86.46.148]
>
Some of the content is handled by syslog, but most of it comes from
the application, Qpopper. Specifically, the addition of hyphens in
between some elements could be done by Qpopper code. There are
currently no configuration elements for this.
Why do the hyphens make it easier?