> > >   * Performance issues with log file opening/closing (reading and
 > > >     writing the entire logfile) once per message.
 > 
 > I don't know of *any* implementation that does the above.  I think that
 > this has been mentioned here and others have run with it.

Haven't verified this in the code but if you move a file (mv
/var/log/mail.messages /var/log/mail.oldmessages; touch
/var/log/mail.messages) and the new entries are written to the original
filename that would indicate that the file handle was not being held open.
Otherwise you'd see logs continuing to be appended to the new file
(/var/log/mail.oldmessages).

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Roger Marquis
Roble Systems Consulting
http://www.roble.com/

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