>I seem to recall that there are some public domain packages around for
>monitoring log files, looking for a configurable range of patterns and
>raising alerts eg. emails.
>However I've tried searching the Web for appropriate keywords and can't seem
>to hit anything that I remember.
>I'd like to try and use something existing before I start hacking Perl.
>Can anyone enlighten me ?
freshmeat.net is usually a good starting point, maybe with the keyword
"log"? Another good site is sourceforge.net.
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